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Human Capital Expert Profile: Janet Carson-Flamini
Janet Carson-Flamini has 20+ years of experience coaching leaders. She has worked with individual contributors, managers, and leaders at scrappy start-ups and Fortune 500 corporations. Leveraging her curiosity, Carson-Flamini gets to know each client, their strengths, and their aspirations – breaking down gaps into specific actions that can build new habits and competencies.
Her clients become more self-aware, look at…Read More -
AI-Powered Automation to Transform Finance, HR, and Sales
With every prompt you put into ChatGPT or another of the large-language artificial intelligence (AI) models producing so much buzz lately, you’re powering forward the next incredible shift in modern business operations.
These shifts began with the personal computer, which boosted output and made business fundamentals easier to accomplish. Then the Internet connected and accelerated everything. And now, AI, as…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Global Manufacturer & Retailer Prepares for and Capitalizes on Disruption
One of the largest paint and coatings companies in the world sought to identify potential disruptive innovations that could change the dynamics of their industry. The company engaged the business disruption planning team to help broaden their thinking, critically examine their competitive advantages, and identify potential disruptors in the markets they serve.
Led by Peter Grimm, the team leveraged…Read More -
Focus on People to Grow Your Business and Prevent Setbacks
As we head into the final days of Q1, we thought we would take the pulse of CEOs and hear what they are focused on. Fahrenheit Advisors talked to several about their outlooks for 2023. While each leader we talked with operates in a different industry, most shared confidence in the months ahead and a similar approach to capitalizing on…Read More -
Use Behavioral Assessments to Attract, Retain and Develop Talent
Behavioral assessments are a hot topic for HR professionals. To start using behavioral assessments in your organization, it would be easy to select a tool that’s readily available, frequently advertised, or popular and buzzy in the marketplace.
But before you spend a significant amount of time and money investing in one, let’s answer some common questions about what they are,…Read More -
An HR Assessment Protects Your Business From Compliance Issues
You and your team have worked hard for your business’s success. Don’t let a compliance or HR-related misstep derail your hard work.
A comprehensive HR Assessment offers peace of mind that your human capital functions are competitive and compliant. Running an assessment is important because it helps your business mitigate risks and possible penalties, and it helps establish new best…Read More -
New Expertise Helps Fahrenheit Clients With Business Disruption Preparedness
No business or industry is insulated from disruption caused by technology advancements, workforce transitions, talent shortages, and other fast-moving trends. With the right planning, however, business leaders can anticipate disruption, avoid surprises, and seize opportunities.
Fahrenheit recently welcomed Peter Grimm and Jennifer Buchwald to help clients capitalize on change with:
Sophisticated strategic planning anchored by comprehensive market and competitive intelligence…Read More -
Case Study: Competitive Intelligence Helps Manufacturer Grow
Fahrenheit Advisors' Peter Grimm, a business strategy consultant and disruption planning expert, worked with this client to achieve its growth goals which included expanding into international markets. The following case study summarizes the engagement and outcomes.
A US fertilizer and agricultural equipment manufacturer sought to expand its operations to better serve a growing international customer base. To achieve its…Read More -
How Geography Affects Employee Compensation Philosophy
While 2022 brought back some sense of normalcy to the working world, the pandemic's aftermath still wreaks havoc in the world of compensation. Even companies accustomed to dealing with varying cost-of-labor rates based on multiple office locations face new challenges with remote and flexible work schedules.
The bottom line is this: if employees are working in multiple geographic locations —…Read More -
Business Process Automation: Start Small for Big Benefits
Automation is not as scary or complex for small and mid-sized businesses as you think. Start small and AIM AT Results.
When CEOs of small and mid-sized businesses see economic uncertainty on the horizon, they often need help determining where and when to rein in costs. The decisions are tricker for these companies because they lack the operational redundancies that…Read More -
How PTO Affects Recruitment and Retention – Part 2 of 2
There is so much more to consider beyond a standard PTO policy.
In this article, I'll cover other paid leave benefits including sick, bereavement, jury duty, volunteer, parental, family, medical leave, holidays, and part-time leave benefits.
In part one of this series, I discussed using paid time off (vacation and personal paid leave, in particular) to attract and retain quality…Read More -
Use a Balanced Scorecard to Measure Business Performance
“There were 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every two days.”
— Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman at Google
The future’s history books — which I’m guessing will only exist in some digital format — will undoubtedly chronicle the past 50 years as a nearly incomprehensible explosion…Read More