Seeing an Internship Thrive in Action
We’ve talked before about the importance of building a thriving internship program, but there are few things better than actually seeing the fruits of these programs. We asked one of our most recent interns, Jamie Robertson, to share his experience. “I was getting into my car when I received a phone call from one…
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Train for the Full Run
We’ve all heard the sage wisdom that life is a marathon, not a sprint. This is true about so many aspects of life. In business, this can be a perfect analogy. We have large goals and visions for the future. We can see it come together in our heads, and it all makes sense. It’s…
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Finding a Better Way
Values are important to every organization. Even if they aren’t expressly stated, they’re still omnipresent and felt by everyone the organization interacts with. If you choose to name those values and be intentional about them, then comes the responsibility to see them acted out. If you choose not to identify values, your team will develop…
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Attracting and Retaining Employees: Offering the Right Benefits
In a growing discussion of company culture and employee engagement, today’s top talent is looking at benefits as clear differentiators. Studies and news articles alike are discussing the tight rope walk of work/life unity. Mobile technology is creating connectivity that extends beyond the walls of the office and blurring these lines. Much of the workforce…
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Building a Thriving Internship Program
With summer interns rolling into offices, setting them up for success is top of mind. No one wants to be known as the office that hires interns to go on coffee runs and pick up dry cleaning. We want our interns to go away with something more than a mark on their resume and ridiculously…
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Mitigating the Cost of Long Commutes
Have you ever done the math on the cost of a long commute? For those of us with employees that travel to and from work every day, the costs are staggering. Consider this very common work commute scenario: Scott has a 45-minute commute to work. That’s 1.5 hours per day or 7.5 hours per week.…
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What Gets Measured Gets Done
There are apps for almost everything. Some wonderful. Others less so. Several of the apps play to the recently created insecurity in us all – the strange desire to get “Likes.” These apps are designed to make you strive to boosts the number of approvals your posts receive. Which begs the question: Who cares? Are…
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Planning for 100 Years of Change
A couple of months from now, Rocket IT will be 19 years old. As that anniversary approaches, I’ve found myself thinking more and more about our legacy. No, not legacy. Legacy is the wrong word. The future. I’ve been thinking more and more about the future of Rocket IT. One thing that is certain is…
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Take Your Monkey with You
This monkey hangs on the inside of my office door as a simple reminder to team members that stop by to visit. Please don’t leave YOUR monkey on MY desk. In other words, feel free to come talk to me if you want to discuss ways to handle a problem you’ve uncovered. But don’t come…
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Six Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started My Business (and 3 Things I’m glad I Didn’t)
Marcia Hoeck recently asked me to name the most important thing I had learned since starting my business 14 years ago. I did not have a ready answer. I have learned so much. After I struggled to give the question justice for a few minutes, Marcia kindly offered to allow me to respond later. This…
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