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(UPDATED) The ROI of Leadership Coaching
What Fahrenheit author, Bill Meade said about investing in leadership coaching in May 2020 still holds true five months later, "the reality is that there is no better investment to make in effective leadership that can lead and deliver results, particularly during chaotic times like these." This was one of our most read articles this year during COVID times. Seven…Read More -
(UPDATED) COVID-19: Navigating the SBA Disaster Assistance Program
The SBA has provided $20 billion to small businesses and nonprofits through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance (EIDL) Program. Fahrenheit business transformation expert, Tim Hayes has provided helpful resource links to access small business loans. Funds are still available with very affordable terms:
3.75% interest rate for small businesses
2.75% interest rate for nonprofits
30-year maturity
Automatic deferment of…Read More -
13 HR Questions For Today’s COVID-19 Environment
As legislation begins to be applied and the COVID-19 guidance continues to be issued, employers are being bombarded with new information daily. Fahrenheit’s Managing Director Nathan Duet discusses current trends and answers some commonly asked questions related to Human Resource matters under the current COVID-19 environment.
Employee leave requests have not turned out to be the burden that employers feared. Not…Read More -
SBA Reopens EIDL Program to Small Businesses and Nonprofits
In mid June, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it has reopened the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance program to eligible applicants still struggling with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The EIDL program offers long-term, low-interest loans to small businesses and nonprofits. If your company hasn’t been able to procure financing through the Paycheck…Read More -
(Video) Lighthouse Labs and Activation Capital Accelerate Healthcare Initiatives
>Lighthouse Labs and Activation Capital could easily be called one of the most influential startup accelerator partnerships. We recently sat down with Erin Powell, the new Executive Director at Lighthouse Labs and Carrie Roth, COO, Activation Capital, to learn about their powerful initiatives that are making a huge difference in our region, more recently in the healthcare space. Powell, starting…Read More -
Road to Recovery: Human Capital Pain Relief
This current COVID-19 environment has created many opportunities for organizations to find different ways of growing through new thinking and activities, sometimes on a daily basis. When it comes to your most precious asset; your people, the multitude of decisions can sometimes feel overwhelming. Our team is available to partner with your Human Resource department. If you are a company…Read More -
Realizing the Many Benefits of Roundtable Membership
The concept of the roundtable has been around for hundreds of years, but the purpose has changed over time. What was originally conceived to keep equal footing among the members of King Arthur’s court, is now used in the business setting to provide a multitude of opportunities for its members.
Executive roundtables have become a hot commodity for the many…Read More -
Cast the Right Net To Catch the Best Talent: 5 Key Factors to Finding the Right Search Firm
Finding and hiring great talent has been at the top of the list as an organization’s leaders greatest concern. Most companies are not good at it and spending more money has not solved their issues. The search process needs to be well defined and a magnetic tool to attract great talent.
There are many strategies that will help organizations compete…Read More -
Leading Through Empowerment
Leading today centers around empowerment now more than ever. Old power leadership models centralized knowledge and perceived wisdom, where new power leading harnesses the potential of our teammates. An oligopoly of figures inside of an organization, or even in government, would compete for who has the best vision and can even distribute the most resources. “Follow me, and I will…Read More -
4 Common Mistakes Leaders Make When Laying Off Employees
Let’s be clear…..layoffs are awful. There is no way around this truth. For most of us, deciding to layoff employees is one of the most disturbing decisions we’ll ever make regarding our businesses. If your stomach doesn’t churn at the mere thought of laying off employees, you’re doing it wrong. These events are emotionally charged, ripe with legal risk, require…Read More -
Work From Home Forever? Never!
Before adopting the latest potential corporate benefit of working from home permanently, consider the opposing viewpoint and potential downside impact. The following perspective is given by one of our Fahrenheit consultants as he looks ahead to returning to the office following the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a Gallup poll from April 2020, 62% of employed Americans were working from home…Read More -
PPP Update: The Latest Happenings
The PPP landscape continues to shift on a regular basis. The Payroll Protection Program Flexibility Act and the latest Revisions to the Interim Final Rule and Revisions to the Third and Sixth Interim Final Rule (no, I am not making this stuff up!) included various changes or clarifications. The most important are shown below along with our comments in italics:…Read More