I'm Melissa Ortiz, and today I'd like to discuss something that's near and dear to my heart: culture and core values. But probably not in the way you've heard before.

As organizations strive to align talent with the right roles, ensuring employee engagement and retention has become more crucial than ever. Over the past 17 years, I’ve worked in the realm of talent optimization, and one of the most effective strategies I’ve encountered is a simple yet powerful exercise called "Love, Loathe, Learn"—or as I like to call it, "Yays and Yucks."

Building an all-star team is the secret sauce behind every thriving small business. But how do you ensure that your team is not just skilled, but also gels well together? Enter the Predictive Index (PI), a game-changing tool designed to help you understand your team’s strengths and quirks.

What if I told you there’s a tool that can turn managing your small business workforce into a fun and manageable process? Enter the Predictive Index (PI), your new secret weapon for workforce planning.

Do you want to know a simple yet often overlooked tool that can help your employees thrive: an employee engagement survey.

Recently, we partnered with the Small Business Development Center in Chico, California, to lead a workshop titled “Attract, Engage, and Retain Great Employees.”

Discover effective strategies to combat work-from-home burnout and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Learning to manage your team effectively comes with time, but delegating is key to any effective strategy.

Hiring the right people is essential to achieving your goals as an entrepreneur and realizing your business’ full potential.

Kwik Chek Stores and their rapidly growing TXB (Texas Born) family of customer-oriented convenience/grocery stores & quick food operations have locations across Texas and Oklahoma.

For many folks, saying “sorry” is a habitual politeness. Apologizing for circumstances and situations even beyond your control for the sake of others’ comfort is more of a learned response.

Empyrean is a rapidly growing Benefits Administration provider. With nearly 1,000 employees nationwide, Empyrean focuses on matching natural talents to roles, and Employee Engagement to improve retention and boost morale company-wide.

The internet is ripe with surveys of all types. We can identify which character we are most like from Game of Thrones and what type of cheese best represents us with ease.

The workplace is changing at a rapid rate and with those changes come new issues to be addressed by leadership within an organization.

The benefits of managerial practices are touted throughout business and industry. In fact, the development of management and leadership has become a billion dollar movement in and of itself.

Every organization is looking for ways to improve and to rise above the competition.

Engagement can be thought of as a barometer. A measurement predicted by two key factors: 1. Alignment between individual talents and the demands of the role. 2. How well the basic needs of the workplace are being met.

Is engagement a personality trait? Are “positive” people always engaged and cynical people always disengaged?

Employee Engagement Workshops can be ideal for: Industry conferences and learning events, Leadership groups such as Vistage, EO, and YPO, Company-specific events for managers, leaders, and high potentials.

There is no question that employee engagement is a large issue. Over half of the nation’s employees are looking for the next opportunity somewhere else.