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5 Reasons to Create an Internal Leadership University

Shelley SmithJanuary 23, 2023Blog, Leadership Development, Workplace Culture

Connect your present to your future through succession planning

Shelley SmithFebruary 4, 2019Blog

If you are a leader and believe you are indispensable – or worse, if you are hoarding knowledge to make yourself indispensable – you are doing your company, your employees

Forbes Most Powerful List Provides ‘Real World’ Lessons for All Leaders

Shelley SmithJanuary 10, 2019Blog, Leadership Development

There is much we can learn as leaders from Forbes 2018 World’s Most Powerful Women list. Change marked this year’s list, not only because of who ranked high and who

Smart Hiring & Leadership Development

Shelley SmithSeptember 10, 2018Executive Coaching, Leadership Development

When you really think about it, Hiring is the root of all—Period. Without human resources your company would be empty, yet we treat this crucial element of business as a

How to Increase Employee Engagement & Customer Satisfaction

Shelley SmithSeptember 6, 2018Executive Coaching, Leadership Development

What is employee engagement? We talk about it a lot here at Premier Rapport business consulting firm, but rarely stop to explain it. Employees are engaged when they find meaning,

Plan for Success

Shelley SmithJuly 31, 2018Blog, Leadership Development

Succession Planning: the Last Will & Testament of a business. Due to the complexities involved in managing such details, succession plans vary greatly from company to company, and are best

Curate Culture

Shelley SmithJuly 24, 2018Blog

Culture Matters. If you’ve learned nothing else from me, please remember those two words. From the top down and the ground up, culture touches every single aspect of a company.

Join the Culture Club

Shelley SmithJuly 6, 2018Blog

You may or may not be familiar with me—my name is Shelley Smith and I am a Culture Curator.  When companies realize they have a systemic issue that needs a

Wheat & Weeds

Shelley SmithJune 27, 2018Blog

I know what you’re thinking, but this is an article about productivity in the workplace. The title is inspired by a parable from the Bible, Matthew 13: 24-30: “While everyone

HR Clarity

Shelley SmithJune 1, 2018Blog, Predictive Index

A Little Less Las Vegas The hard working employees of Human Resources are responsible for managing the most important and unpredictable asset of any business: the people. Nowhere is this