The Strategist

Last weekend I was watching an old episode of Man vs Wild. If you've never seen the show before, Bear Grylls, a British former SAS serviceman and survival instructor purposely strands himself in the wild to show you how to survive if you were to ever find yourself in...

SPEARity is growing again! And this time we're looking to add a Marketing Specialist to our team! We're looking for an innovative Marketing Specialist to help lead our marketing efforts. You’ll be responsible for setting specific objectives to develop a cohesive and...

If you've been following along with SPEARity the past month, you know we aren't sitting back and letting this pandemic be the end of us. The SPEARity team got together and figured out how to pivot instead of panic when the way we used to do business wasn't going to...

Let me start with a disclaimer, I wouldn't call myself an "expert". But I have been working from home in different capacities for 10 years, and next month my daughters will wrap up their third year of homeschooling. So, when this whole pandemic hit, we were pretty...

Well, we officially made it to the 2nd quarter. But, I think it's safe to say that at the start of the year none of us could have expected it to look like this. Chances are good that you're reading this from home instead of the office as social distancing continues....

Employee turnover is a growing problem that needs to be addressed. The rate continues to increase in Wisconsin. At the start of 2020, the Milwaukee BizTimes reported that "managerial and professional employees have also seen a steady increase in turnover for the last...

Leadership development is a big trend right now in the business world and it should be. This is one of the largest problems facing the workforce right now and HR leaders are being tasked with the job of finding a solution. If you're an HR professional you know just...

Let's get right to it today. Do you want to be more productive? Or, do you need to be more productive? These 20 tips will help. 1. Plan for your day before it starts If you don't have a plan for your day, it's going to get away from you. Start by creating a morning...

Can you believe we're already at the end of January? I don't know about you but this month has flown by for me. And, it hasn't gone quite as I planned. Life happened. Can anyone relate? The planning of December 31st seems like so long ago. My house has been hit with...

We are almost halfway through January already. Can you believe it? If you have big plans for 2020 and are already getting the feeling that you're continuing on the same path you were in last year, it's time to consider how business coaching can help. A business coach...

With the end of the year quickly approaching, I find myself reflecting on the events of 2019. In the blog, we have spent a lot of time talking about being uncomfortable. We’ve shared stories of uncomfortable errors that we’ve made and uncomfortable business growth...

🎶 It's the most wonderful time of the year. There'll be budgets to make, cookies to bake and presents to top with a bow. There'll be tight deadlines and calendars booked with events scheduled long long ago. It's the most wonderful time of the year.🎶...

Over the past couple of weeks you've been introduced to SPEARity CEO, Darren Fisher, and one of our coaches, Sandy Rice. Today we are going to give you an inside peak at who Michael Rampolla is. He's SPEARity's Chief Talent Officer and a Certified Trainer. "Michael is...

As promised last week, we are going to continue introducing you to and giving you a behind-the-scenes view of our awesome SPEARity staff. Today you are going to get to know Certified Coach and Trainer — Sandy Rice. Sandy's been with the company for a year now and...