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Creating a content strategy for your business. Don't get overcomplicated. Start with legitimate frequently asked questions. Ya know, those questions that you get tired of answering all the time. Those articles on your company's blog. Start gathering them. Talk to your sales team if you have to or your support staff.

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So very hard to do in an organization that equates rank with knowledge and expertise. Telling is not encouraging or engaging or convincing.

That’s why it is important to have self discipline and awareness in order to succeed.

Vital signs & O2 & Breath sounds

Get the right people on the bus. Get them in the right seat. Get them aligned. Communicate in ways they understand not just ways that you prefer as a leader. Drive results. I help many business owners with this. Results driven, never forgetting that every business is a people business. Message me for a 15 minute call. Guaranteed return on your investment of time even right away.

This. And tack on government contract interpreters who operate in the field—I live and relive more issues from that period of my career than from my domestic military service (USAF). And before anyone says I was better-paid: I wasn’t. It was the earliest days of the Iraq invasion (beginning in the moments pre-invasion, actually) and they weren’t throwing money at people yet (or taking anyone who had heard Arabic for five minutes when they were three years old). I didn’t get hazard pay despite activities like standing on demo ranges, timing pencil in hand, interpreting; or standing in a war zone surrounded by a throng of Iraqis who had wedged themselves between me and my two guards. Is there more hazard than war zones and demo ranges? When I returned from Iraq, a former manager told me she’d been in a meeting with upper management, and they mentioned that I was not covered under my insurance plan while over there (her info and encouragement was a main reason for me leaving). I was in a war zone and if something had happened, would have been stuck with exorbitant medical bills, or my husband without my life insurance. The corporation took advantage of the patriotism I exuded at the time. That’s what corporations do. Now, my position is this: Quit sending people to war! For the sake of our military *and citizens across the globe*, just stop. But if you do, then take care of our vets when they come home. Mental health in particular: Invisible injury is still injury. And take care of active duty military spouses! It was more stressful when my husband (USAF, Ret.) was overseas than when I was in the field because I knew what was happening to me—I didn’t know what was happening to him. I’m paying for my service, both military and government contracting, over a lifetime; and throughout my husband’s service, I was paying for his.

We tend to focus on the “nice” side of a project on social media, BUT Working in Africa is not always easy. Things do go wrong with plant and equipment at the worst possible times….How we fix things/ plant that go wrong and break and how we continue to deliver projects even when these things go wrong is what makes us who we are at JTC Building Systems!

Looking to improve your organizational culture? Having trouble with engagement and retention? Start by creating routines where you can listen to your team. Leadership is never about you so make it more about your team. 1:1 meetings provide clarity, build strong relationships, and positively impact retention and engagement. 1:1 meetings should not be seen as a leader "extra thing" but as a leader "essential routine" that promotes a stronger organizational culture. How often are you meeting 1:1 with members of your team? #listen #organizationalculture #team