The Perils of the Public Comment
Organizations sit in communities, and divisive things can happen in those communities. While those negative situations can have HUGE...
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kcarlson83
- May 11, 2023
- 3 min
Strategic Mindset of Disrupters
By Jennifer Havens This week, CNBC announced the 2023 Disrupter 50 Companies. These are private companies gaining advantage and...
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cboyette
- Apr 4, 2023
- 7 min
Embracing an Innovation Mindset: Balancing Viability and Bold Innovation
The entrepreneurial tendency to chase the next great idea certainly does not translate into a sustainable business model, so how do smart...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Mar 1, 2023
- 6 min
Followers Need More than Just Technical Skills
(I)n searching so zealously for better leaders, we tend to lose sight of the people these leaders will lead. Without his armies, after...
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cboyette
- Jan 31, 2023
- 5 min
What is ethical reasoning, and why should I care?
Throughout the month of January, we have mused on the concept of “ethical reasoning,” which is the ability to develop, evaluate, and...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Jan 2, 2023
- 7 min
In 2023, I resolve to...
by Kimberly A. Carlson New Year’s resolutions this year look a little different for me. Six months ago, I transitioned from full-time...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
Good Things Come to Those who Reflect
by Kimberly Carlson Open any newspaper this time of year and you’ll see many “Best of” headlines – Best classical music, our most popular...
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cboyette
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
Lessons from the Turf: What it Truly Means to Be a Team
By Charity Boyette Tractus COO We celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday this past week and, in our house, that means a break from work and...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Do Followers have a Duty to Follow?
By Kimberly Carlson Tractus CEO Open any newspaper in the past year and you’ll see the headlines scream – and many employers confirm -...
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cboyette
- Oct 4, 2022
- 4 min
To Influence or to Control: That is the Question
By Kimberly Carlson Tractus CEO Throughout our lifetimes, we have been told that leadership is the end-goal of our careers. Remember,...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
Loose Lips Might Sink Ships
During the Second World War, both the United States and the United Kingdom used posters, like this one, to remind the public of the...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Aug 29, 2022
- 2 min
Setting the Managerial Bar
We've been thinking a lot about advice on being a good manager. Take a look at the shelf (shelves?) in your local bookstore or library,...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
Back-to-School Doesn't Mean Out-of-Work
The end of summer is rapidly approaching, and, for many, that means cooling temperatures, pumpkin-spiced everything, and the fall ritual...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
Now is the period of "RE"
The more we survey the organizational trends landscape, the more we recognize that, collectively, we have entered a period of “RE.” Smart...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
Strategic Goals are the GPS of Organizations
You’re planning the trip of a lifetime with friends – or maybe just your first real post-COVID vacation. You’ve saved up leave time and...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Jun 15, 2022
- 2 min
When "Good" Isn't "Good Enough"
Renaissance scholar Desiderius Erasmus, in his Adagia (1500), observed that “in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” His...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Jun 5, 2022
- 2 min
Fostering Long-Term Organizational Success post-COVID
As we move through 2022, excitement is building for opportunities and events that haven't seemed possible for over two years – heading...
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Kimberly Carlson
- May 24, 2022
- 2 min
The Micromanaging Loop
Let’s talk micromanaging. Most people say they hate it, and yet it happens all the time. We both have seen experiences of this in the...
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Kimberly Carlson
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
Management as Tradecraft
At Tractus, we have a philosophy – Management as Tradecraft. We believe that management competencies are ones that you can hone over...
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Kimberly Carlson
- Apr 26, 2022
- 2 min
Don't Throw Money out the Window!
Recently, we facilitated a workshop for the Richmond Higher Education Center discussing best practices in hiring. Getting the right...
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