Archive - November 2022

By Jared Eardley, MBE, RRT, Director of Patient Services, Norco, Inc. If you are a leader, it is likely that you have become aware of the term “quiet quitting.” In case you missed all the hubbub, let me bring you up to speed. The term recently became popular after millions of people watched a TikTok1 where @zaidleppelin talked about the phenomenon. In a nutshell, quiet quitting is an informal term for limiting your work engagement to the bare minimum as spelled out in the job...

After three years without any events solely dedicated to home access, it was great to see so many members at our Building Opportunities Summit earlier this month. We did have to overcome Tropical Storm Nicole. It was a hurricane when it hit the east coast of Florida and was downgraded to a tropical storm when it got to Tampa. Thursday was the travel day for most attendees, and many had delays as the storm was at its worst on Thursday morning. Thankfully, most members were able to get there in time...

By Jeremy Stolz, President, VGM & Associates, VGM Fulfillment Leadership is one of those words that feels like it should be easy to accomplish. As you undoubtedly know already, it is anything but. People define leadership in different ways. Each leader has their own style, and employees require different types of leadership depending on their work style. So truthfully, great—or even good—leadership is a complex, everchanging venture. During my 20+ years in leadership, I have done...

By Sara Laures, Chief People Officer, VGM Without doubt, your company’s most valuable asset is your employees. Products, services, trademarks, and even your brand and reputation depend on your people. That’s why no business growth strategy is complete without considering the people your company depends on. But where do you start?  At VGM, we decided to take a targeted approach to investing in our people, building a program that we could use as a reference for our future efforts....