September 24th, 2012 
Mary Hladio A common mis-perception is cultural change has to start at the top of an organization. However studies have shown that culture change begin with the sub-culture of a
Direct the direction of change
work-group or team where a leader who is one or two levels down from senior management decides …
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, FUEL, Goal Setting, Leadership, Management Skills 
Tags: business, Company Culture, Culture change, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Engagement, Engagement, FUEL, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, Management, Mission, Organization, Organizational Change, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity, Senior management, Transformation of culture, Vision 
21 Comments » July 23rd, 2012 Mary Hladio 
Are you extraordinary?
The best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics. According to Geoffrey James with Inc. Magazine, “best of the best” CEO’s in the world tend to share the following eight core beliefs.
1. Business is an ecosystem, not a battlefield.
Average bosses…
April 6th, 2012 Mary Hladio 
Making a graceful exit
I remember the first time I resigned from a position. I was extremely nervous as I walked into my bosses office because I was recruited by another company that accelerated my career. It was a great offer and while I was not unhappy with my current …
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Engagement, FUEL, Knowledge Worker, Leadership, Management Skills, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Succession Planning, Talent Development Tags: Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Engagement, Employee Morale, Employment, Engagement, FUEL, Management, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Talent, Talent Development 33 Comments » January 30th, 2012 Mary Hladio 
Performance Evaluation
As most HR professionals know, an employee review is an essential part of building an effective organization. Just like smart recruiting helps you get the best possible talent, a well-developed employee review process allows you to develop that talent. Conducting reviews takes experience to finesse, but is worth …
Posted in Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Goal Setting, Leadership, Management Skills Tags: business, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Engagement, Employee Morale, Employee Satisfaction, Goal Setting, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, Management Skills, Organization, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance appraisal, Review, Small business, Talent 29 Comments » December 5th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
It's okay to show your emotions
The concepts of emotional intelligence (EI), self-worth, authenticity and employee meditation used to tap employees’ emotional happiness are being picked up by mainstream corporations.
Brochner Hotels, one of Copenhagen’ s oldest and most successful boutique hotel chains, is one business discovering the benefits of …
Posted in Ember Carriers, Employee Development, FUEL, Knowledge Worker, Management Skills, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Emotional intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee Morale, Employee Satisfaction, Engagement, FUEL, Leadership Performance, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity, Soft Skills, Talent Development, Team Dynamics 15 Comments » September 12th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Tackling the skills gap
Hiring managers in the energy sector have to deal with the fact that the national unemployment rate is 9.2 percent yet there are still positions that remain unfilled for months because of a lack of qualified candidates A recent Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP…
