Creating High Performing Teams
By: Anna Wagenhauser
Every year at COACT we take the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to come together as a team and reflect. This year, our focus was on high performing teams. Going into the...
3 Reasons Why Company Core Values Matter
Core values are far more than just short statements or nice-sounding words that make your company look good. When articulated clearly, shared widely, and exemplified by the majority (if not...
4 Fun Ways to Welcome a New Employee to Your Organization
How do you make a new employee feel welcome on their first day? Although the entire employee onboarding process is important, first impressions can set the stage for how a...
Thanks Giving
By: Mark Frasco
On my first anniversary of employment and every anniversary and major event in my career for over six years, Dan Ruple, the president of Metropolitan Supply, wrote me a personal...
We Got a New Office Layout, and It’s Awesome: Why This is Important
On January 2, 2018, the team at COACT Associates arrived to find an entirely new office layout. A brand-new start, a transformation – what better way to capture the spirit...
The Two Things That Make or Break Your Business
Like many, I’ve worked for some great and some truly awful companies in my life. It’s a rite of passage as a business professional; you won’t always work for companies...
Technology and Disruptive Trends – Business vs. Disruption
By: Jennifer Nietz
This month’s article was inspired by a recent trip I had to my local Verizon store. You know the experience: you walk in and are greeted by an employee that...
Where Do We Go From Here…?
By: Jennifer Nietz
On April 20th of this year, I returned from the AA-ISP Leadership Summit in Chicago, where COACT was the proud recipient of the 2017 Culture Award. While incredibly humbled and excited, I felt...
Intrinsic Motivation
By: Jennifer Nietz
I have new candidates ask me frequently, “What is something you are looking for in your next hire?” One of my biggest attributes, while very hard to identify, is intrinsic motivation. ...
Channel Your Anxiety
By: Jennifer Nietz
I have grown up with anxiety my entire life; the fear of uncertainty is what it stems from. I like stability and things to happen in a predictable manner. I...