Transitioning to a Hybrid or Online Workplace
Interested in hybrid and/or virtual workplaces and their associated benefits? Want to learn more about what an organization should consider when transitioning to an online environment? We’ve got you covered!
Developing an Organizational Culture
Having an organizational culture that aligns with the mission and vision statement of a business and/or entity is important, but it is easier said than done! This article goes over the basics of developing an organizational culture and key factors to look out for.
Seminole 100 Announcement!
We are honored to share with you all Kaye Kendrick Enterprises, LLC’s achievement of making the Florida State University Seminole 100 List!
Effective Communication Across An Organization
Knowing how to communicate through the different levels of an organization is vital for it to function effectively and efficiently. Want to learn more about facilitating this level of communication within an organization? Read more here!
Establishing Internal Controls For Your Business
Internal controls are important for every business. You might even already have some in place, and you don’t even know it! In this blog, we go over the two main types of internal controls that a business may want to establish when starting out, and how having internal controls in place benefits your business.
Getting the Results You Want
Have you ever thought about how often you get the results you want? Wouldn’t it be interesting to have an inventory of all our wishes and desired results, and how many we attained? For those we did attain, was it something magical that made it happen, or just our destiny, God’s will, our own willpower, or was it just luck?
The First Step in Building a Sustainable Performance Framework – the Vision
First, your leadership must establish a vision for your organization… the vision must be compelling!
“The very essence of leadership is you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet” -Father Theodore Hesburgh, the former President of Notre Dame University
May you be the king of your dreams!
Supporting the Vision - Building a Sustainable Performance Framework
Do some people in your organization take actions that don’t support the organization’s vision? What happens if there is no alignment? The challenges to alignment include (1) Power Struggles for Resources, (2) Protecting “Turf”, and of course, (3) “That’s the Way We’ve Always Done It”
Do your Customers Smile When They Think About You?
Peter Drucker said, "The function of business is to attract and maintain customers."
Based on our experience with all types of organizations, this is true in government and not-for-profit organizations, as well as traditional businesses. We would add the following to this quote: "...to make a profit or to be financially viable or best serve their community".
Performance Management is Alive & Well!
This month, we attended the 5th Annual Public Performance Measurement and Reporting Conference, sponsored by the Public Performance Measurement and Reporting Network in partnership with the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury. We found the practice of performance management in government to be alive and well!
Logic Modeling vs. Process Mapping
If you have been around organizational quality initiatives, you are likely familiar with business process mapping. You may not, however, have ever heard of logic modeling.
Creativity & Innovation
This year I have heard several people mention the importance of fostering creativity in our children, expressing concern that our children become less creative as they get older. I have also read the research that cites innovative occupations to be the wealth-creating occupations in a community. So, I am sharing with you the following article by Dr. Ted Prince, which really brought some of this thinking together for me.
Small Projects are Important, Too!
I remember my father taking time to teach me the game of Chess when I was a young girl. I so enjoyed his time, but boy, he sure took forever to make a move on that chessboard.
Doing What We Love!
During my holiday, I found great joy in seeing friends at parties and having family over for the holidays.