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Yes, You Can. Go Green.
Strategic America has been making a long-term commitment to sustainability. And now, we’ve just received the Environmental Impact Award for Small Business from the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Center on Sustainable Communities and the Metro Waste Authority at an event sponsored by the Des Moines Water Works. SA is among five organizations and one individual recognized this year for exemplifying [...]
Focus It Forward
Question time. Where is transformation? What is the virtual intersection of heart and head for your business? Tip: It’s here where you find passion, innovation, service and satisfaction. It’s often the “secret sauce” of your business. If your enterprise did not exist, what would the rest of us be missing? And, thank goodness your business does exist, because now we [...]
Another Corporate Initiative To Make Me More Productive! How Long Will This One Last?
As leaders, we are always looking for ways to increase efficiency and productivity within our own organization. We must continually remind ourselves that the only way this is going to happen is through our human capital i.e., our staff. The fact is – they have seen it all before. They’ve heard the pitch, attended the professional development classes, only to [...]
Planning and Executing Effective Meetings
Have you ever left a meeting wondering what was accomplished? How often do you attend a meeting only to have it start five to ten minutes late because several team members aren’t present? Do the meetings you attend lack direction and an agenda? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. We all struggle from [...]
Finding Better Ways
Our mission statement calls for SA team members to “find a better way, always.” Whether it’s a process enhancement or turning something on its ear for a new perspective or solving a vexing issue that has caused consternation. Every organization has gremlins. Finding a better way is how we chase them out. It’s led us to innovate in the service [...]
