Leadership Blog

Have Better Meetings
Amy Riccardi Amy Riccardi

Have Better Meetings

We've all been there...the dreaded "team meeting". It never starts or ends on time, you spend excessive amounts of time discussing some topic that isn't really that important to everyone - just the loudest in the room.

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Diversity of Thinking
Amy Riccardi Amy Riccardi

Diversity of Thinking

While having a diverse team is really important, Leadership Evolution Group's CEO, Amy Riccardi, explains why Diversity of Thinking is even more important.

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Gratitude & the Art of Slowing Down
Amy Riccardi Amy Riccardi

Gratitude & the Art of Slowing Down

Our world is insanely busy. We wake up, look at the phone, and already begin to prioritize the thousand things we need to accomplish in the next 24 hours before we start it all over again.

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When Your Business Gets Stuck
Amy Riccardi Amy Riccardi

When Your Business Gets Stuck

We hear this often from our small and medium sized clients quite often. They have been so busy "in" the business they haven't had time to work "on" it.

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Pushing Through That "Getting Stuck" Phase
Amy Riccardi Amy Riccardi

Pushing Through That "Getting Stuck" Phase

Every organization hits a ceiling at some point. Some figure out how to break through it, some linger there longer than they like, while other businesses simply fizzle out. I know because I've seen it in my own businesses and others as well.

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"Right Seats" Then "Right People"
Amy Riccardi Amy Riccardi

"Right Seats" Then "Right People"

As a start-up you look for the right people then create a roll for them because there is plenty of work to do. But as you business grows and matures, you have to think differently about your business design and look at getting the "right seats" in mind first, then getting the right people in the right seats.

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M&A's: More Than Legal and Finance
Amy Riccardi Amy Riccardi

M&A's: More Than Legal and Finance

It’s been quite the year for re-evaluation and assessment of where current business stands. Whether it is a part of a growth or exit strategy, many entrepreneurs, CEOs and executives have had the conversation "what do we do next" and the concept of a merger or acquisition most certainly crosses the minds of most.

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The Role of the Executive Team & CEO
Amy Riccardi Amy Riccardi

The Role of the Executive Team & CEO

One of the big questions we get from our CEO clients is as the business grows what is the real role of a CEO? What should they really be focused on to take the organization to new levels, because most are focused on the day-to-day aspects of the business.

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eLearning vs Human Capital: The Similarities in Industry Growth
Amy Riccardi Amy Riccardi

eLearning vs Human Capital: The Similarities in Industry Growth

The "human capital" space, if you take out the HR (transactional) aspects of human resources...the idea of 'human capital' is really still very new. We are going through the exact same industry life cycle as the eLearning space did in the late 90s and early 2000s.

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