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Culture
We’re Thankful For You
We’re Thankful for You As we approach the holidays, it’s a time when we often take a step back to think about everything we are thankful for in our lives. This has been a great year for Strategic America. We’ve had the opportunity to reflect on all the successes and accomplishments that our team has achieved over the past 35 [...]
Listen Up! – Covey’s Fifth Habit
In our efforts to Find a Better Way, Strategic Americans all attend Franklin Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People workshop. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about each of the seven habits from a different SA associate. To be fair, the rules were complicated, as games from the mind of 5-year-old are inclined to be. “Ok, so [...]
Better Together – Covey’s Sixth Habit
In our efforts to Find a Better Way, Strategic Americans all attend Franklin Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People workshop. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about each of the seven habits from a different SA associate. “Alone we can do little but together we can accomplish a lot.” This quote perfectly embodies Synergizing, the 6th Habit [...]
Drum Roll Please… SA Named Top Workplace
What does it take to make a great workplace? Hint: It’s not a physical facility. And while important, it’s not even the compensation and benefits. According to Workplace Dynamics, it’s the feeling that everyone is able to contribute and see their value toward an organization’s success. SA is one of those great workplaces. Earlier this year, after being nominated by [...]
Get Personal with Covey’s Second Habit
In our efforts to Find a Better Way, Strategic Americans all attend Franklin Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People workshop. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about each of the seven habits from a different SA associate. How a Personal Mission Statement Helps You Begin With the End in Mind® In my experience, things go better when [...]
What I Learned from Covey’s First Habit: Letting Go and Increasing Influence
In our efforts to Find a Better Way, Strategic Americans all attend Franklin Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People workshop. Over the next few months, you’ll hear about each of the seven habits from a different SA associate. What I Learned from Habit 1: Letting Go and Increasing Influence Reinhold Niebuhr is famously quoted saying, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot [...]
Investing in Culture through Employee Engagement
Employee engagement can be thought of not only as how someone feels about what they are doing and their overall work experience, but also as the emotional commitment he or she has. This means they don’t just work for a paycheck or the next promotion, but work on behalf of the organization’s goals. When employees care – when they are [...]
Celebrating SA with 35,000 meals
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an oft-mentioned topic amongst companies big and small, and with its pervasive nature comes a lot of opportunity. For the 35 years of Strategic America’s existence, CSR has played a large role in the company culture, forming the foundation for who we are today. When the agency was founded, CSR was an integral piece to [...]
Setting Goals – Tips to Get Started
We all know how important it is to establish goals in your career, but it can also be a daunting task. Whether your company calls for you to develop goals or you are proactively finding ways to expand and improve your skill set, setting goals and continually monitoring your progress can help ensure success. How do you get started? Review [...]
Head First: Diving in to the agency world as a CFO
My 27 year career in the finance and accounting field has largely been focused in publishing, with the last two years in commercial printing. With that being said, I recently started a new chapter in my career, adding agency work to the mix. With a little less than two months under my belt as CFO, I’ve had to hit the [...]
