By Erinne Tripp, Director of Client Services “When you plant lettuce if it does not grow well you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet, if we have problems with our friends or family (or co-workers), we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they [...]
Dr. King’s quote that hangs inside the Cradle to Crayons warehouse in Boston is a reminder that greatness is not exclusive. Each person has the potential to achieve greatness with what they have to offer and to contribute through service. This morning several of our MCG Partners team and some of our children 7-12 years old (we all have something to give!) volunteered at Cradles to Crayons, Boston (www.cradlestocrayons.org). The mission of Cradles to [...]
From a business perspective, what is the most important focus you have? Shareholder returns? Profitability? Employee engagement and retention? Investor relationships? I would say that, while all these are important, none are as important as a Value Focus. “Companies that solely focus on competition will ultimately die. Those that focus on value creation will thrive.” – Edward de Bono At the end of the day, customers purchase your products and services because of the [...]
By: John Griffith, Vice President, Consulting Services “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower I was jolted from sleep as the notes of Reveille thundered across the courtyard. In a blur of fatigue and adrenaline, I leapt from bed into a fitness uniform and ran out the door. At 4:45am, the sun wouldn’t rise for another hour, but the warmth still clung to the night air [...]
By Josh Perlman, Leadership Developer, Facilitator & Coach Try this exercise with a group of your leaders and see what happens. Write the word “SILK” on a flipchart or whiteboard (use appropriate markers, please). Ask your meeting participants that you’d like them to spell this word out loud three times as a group and then say this word out loud three times as a group. Walk them through this activity so they are all [...]
We are excited to announce the launch of MCG Partners newly designed website-www.mcgpartners.com! Our goal with this new designed website is create a user-friendly experience for our trusted and valued customers and business partners. The updated site includes changes to navigation, with a better user experience for both mobile and desktop versions. We’ve also improved the structure, so you’ll find more easily what you are looking for. There are many smaller but important changes [...]
Everyone has a story. Some are cancer patients, some survivors. Some are doing it for family or friends. Some are just doing it. We believe that contributing positively to our community and its people is part of our success. We pledge to this commitment by getting involved and participating with programs that face our family, friends and neighbors. That is why we are proud to announce our 12th Charity Golf Classic to support a [...]
We all struggle with giving and receiving feedback. It can hit an emotional cord or remind us of an awful experience. Unfortunately we have all been on the receiving end of feedback that wasn’t delivered effectively. However, receiving feedback is one of the most transformational gifts we can receive, so why is it so difficult to give and receive? A key responsibility of any manager is to provide open, honest, direct and transparent feedback to [...]
We are in the midst of a transformation. The paradigms in which businesses and leaders have operated for the past four decades are being dismantled and giving way to a new and more effective mode of operating: Agile. Let’s take a look at why Agile principles work so well: 1. People hate secrets. What happens in the old structure of hierarchies and siloes is a lot of secrecy, “need to know”, politics, etc. It’s common [...]
I’m a millennial, however, I don’t speak for all millennials. As we all know, each individual, regardless of the year they were born, is still an individual. There is not one pattern of traits that matches every single person born within a specific range of years. Reminding ourselves of this helps to remove the boxes we put people in and the labels we apply to each other. Millennials are lazy and disloyal – FICTION [...]
