Category Mike Van

There is agreement from all that any damage financially, economically, business, employee etc that has or will be done to the transportation industry is of no fault of the industry or the men and women who work in it. Economically…

We at Creative Business Services / Creative Business Services / CBS-Global are committed to doing our part to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus and remain dedicated to delivering quality service to our transportation clients. While these are anything…

The article does a nice job of explaining similar past health outbreaks and also eases the worry of long-term impacts on our markets. As usual the MEDIA has a tendency to over blow a story as it does in most…

I am sure we have all been through the uncomfortable job of giving and/or receiving constructive criticism. It might have been to an employee, supplier or a customer. As in most things in life constructive criticism is a two way street and requires adult behavior from the person giving the criticism and the person receiving the criticism. It all comes down to a strong sense of listening and understanding from both parties. Please read full article:  Infographic: The Do’s and Don’ts of Constructive Criticism

As a Business Intermediary, these questions and answers within this article hit home for any perspective business owner thinking about selling in the short or long term timeframe. Here are some key points that I have used continuously throughout my career with my clients. I find that LISTENING, UNDERSTANDING AND EDCUCATION my clients goes a long way in my relationships and a successful selling process. The price a Buyer offers you that you are willing to accept Do not allow your business to be too dependent upon you Stay focused and operate your business as if it will never sell Have job descriptions, policy and procedure manuals Never sell the business to a person or business you feel will not treat your employees, customers, and vendors properly Please read full article: Questions Business Owners Ask Me And the Answers I Give Them

The key question from this article is “Are you treating every minute of your day equally”? The article explores and asks each one of us if we treat the minute we crawl out of bed differently than the minute we take on a challenge. Do we stretch minutes or do we rush minutes? As a business how and why do you expand your workforce? With that workforce expansion do we track if there is an actual increase in the work that is done? Although academia, government and business may find the analysis beneficial and worthwhile, it is the personal side that benefits the most! The reason being one person can be held accountable if they are true to themselves over a much larger contingent of participants. Please read full article: Get More Done by Applying This Obscure Economic Law

The short article, The Future of Talent Development, is very informative for any organizational leader or an aspiring leader. I took three very important sentences from the article that I have either witnessed or been challenged with in my career. “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” “The future of talent development is developing the entire person.” “You must develop an employees soft skills as well, which enables them to live a more fulfilling life.” Throughout my career of Manufacturing Leadership and Consulting it has become very evident that leadership of any kind requires understanding and adapting to the workforce society has presented you. Unlike in the past you could motivate workers differently because of the work ethic and loyalty that existed during that timeline. Today, the employees no matter what level within an  organization have numerous aspects of their life (work and personal) playing out throughout their career. It has become apparent to me that when an employee is in the work setting, their attention span or focus is challenged with the many issues (work and personal) that are part of their daily life. Why the need for all organizations to truly sympathize with the environment each employee faces and to develop the whole person they employ. As much as this may go against the culture, it must occur to get more leadership within your organization. Please the full article: The Future of Talent Development  

I pulled out a few notes from the article I would like to comment on: “You can achieve anything you want in your business and life with the right plan implemented by the right talent.” “Right plan has a vision, goals and an action plan.” “The talent on your team is based on the strategy of the organization.” “The plan drives what talent you need to achieve it.” “The team that has the right people in the right positions to get it done.” “Without strategy your talent is not focused and without talent your plan is not implemented.” In my years in manufacturing we did it the complete opposite and thought by bringing in the talent they could help construct the strategy and eventually implement it successfully. As I think back, unless you have the vision, goals, and action plan strongly in place, how can you actually find the talent to carry out the strategy. Many organizations struggle with spending year after year looking for talent and creating a strategy, but are unsuccessful in their attempts because they did not plan which led to profits. Please read the full article: Achieve What You Want With the Right Plan & the Right Talent

Suicide is not a topic any of us really want to talk about, but I found this article that attempts to take on the subject. Most if not all of us have been touched by suicide. These are what I believe important statements within the article: I will start with Faith, Family and Friends! A satisfying and purposeful life The digital age has removed any barrier to entry when it comes to making one’s voice heard Rather than showing the heights to which a person may soar, it shows the depths to which a person can descend You can’t help but wonder how your own life measures up. More and more we see ourselves from outside ourselves One’s “personal photo album” is open to hundreds of onlookers via social media. There is more pressure to perform – to edit the film of one’s life to show only the best Distorting the contemporary landscape into something more threatening, more dangerous – more compelling – than it is! You can pretty much do whatever you want, short of breaking the law, and endure minimal social repercussions Social media exposes us, in full stylized, living color, to every other lifestyle option as well This all leads me back to Faith, Family and Friends, Values, Traditions, and Practices which helps me withstand social and life challenges that are forced upon on me every day. Please read full article Sources of Existential Angst