Archive: People

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Actual Cogent client
People, Culture, Hiring, Leadership
5 minutes read
·  2 weeks ago
The cost of keeping the wrong employees too long

A manufacturer carrying a material on the shop floor
Actual Cogent client
Leadership, Operational efficiency, People, Quality of Life, Strategy
5 minutes read
·  2 weeks ago
The ultimate test: Can your leadership team operate without you?

Three employees in a lab working with equipment
Actual Cogent client
People, Culture, Hiring, Leadership
4 minutes read
·  4 weeks ago
Promoting your top performer? Ask these questions first 

A manufacturing employee on the shop floor
Actual Cogent client
Leadership, Operational efficiency, People, Strategy
5 minutes read
·  2 months ago
Why business owners always feel busy

An employee pouring epoxy while his supervisor looks on
Actual Cogent client
People, Leadership
6 minutes read
·  2 months ago
The leadership conversations that happen too late 

Two architects looking over project plans
Actual Cogent client
People, Culture, Leadership, Process
6 minutes read
·  2 months ago
Role clarity vs. personality management: Are you solving the wrong problem?

A woman with her back turned to the camera, facing two other women during a consultation
Actual Cogent client
Hiring, AI, People, Process
6 minutes read
·  4 months ago
How AI is changing recruiting and hiring for small businesses

A group meeting on the floor of a manufacturing plant, led by a strategic operator.
Actual Cogent client
Leadership, People, Strategic Planning
10 minutes read
·  4 months ago
From operator to strategic leader

Associated Industries client results photo
Actual Cogent client
Contractors, Leadership, Operational efficiency, People
6 minutes read
·  6 months ago
Do you understand communication within your construction business? 

small business advisors
Actual Cogent client
Quality of Life, Leadership, Life, People, Process, Succession
6 minutes read
·  7 months ago
Can your business survive a family crisis?

Prestige Motorsports, Concord, NC. B1 man under car doing an oil change
Actual Cogent client
Strategy, Finance, Growth planning, People
4 minutes read
·  9 months ago
3 ways to maintain long-term business success

Guerrero Plating Technology. Houston, TX. B5. Industrial plating and coating solutions.
Actual Cogent client
Process, Growth planning, Measurement, Operational efficiency, People, Strategy
5 minutes read
·  9 months ago
How to adapt operations and scale your business