Category: Strategy Alignment

12/17/2024

Get Ready for 2025: Gratitude for 2024 and a Plan for Growth

As the calendar flips to a new year, let’s take a moment to reflect on 2024. You’ve tackled inflationary pressures, talent retention hurdles, the rising costs of doing business, and a contentious election year climate….

10/31/2024

What Season Is Your Business In? Opportunities for Growth, Renewal, and Legacy

As a business leader, you know that your company, like nature, experiences seasons of growth, change, and transformation. From the budding promise of startup to the reflective period of succession planning, understanding your business’s current…

10/21/2024

Turnover is a Symptom – What’s Your Root Cause?

Employee turnover is more than just an HR issue—it’s a sign that something deeper is at play within your organization. High turnover rates can be a symptom of underlying issues in your recruitment processes, role…

10/07/2024

What is Fractional HR and Why You Need It

Fractional HR with Achilles Group provides tailored, cost-effective HR consulting, offering expert support across all HR functions with the depth and range of a full team, rather than relying on a single individual….

09/23/2024

Designing Your Employee Feedback Survey

To gauge employee engagement, workplace culture, and leadership effectiveness, it’s essential to ask targeted questions that can provide actionable insights. For best results, use a mix of scale, multiple-choice, and open-ended questions to balance quantitative…

09/23/2024

Aligning Your Workforce for Success: Make the Most of the Team You Have

As a leader in Houston’s small to mid-market, workforce alignment is one of the most important strategies you can implement to drive your business forward. Aligning your workforce means ensuring that everyone in your organization…

08/22/2024

Supporting First-Time Managers: A Crucial Investment for Organizational Success

For most of us the journey from a competent employee to an effective first-time manager brings a significant shift in responsibilities and expectations. Far too often we promote high performance, technically competent employees into a…

07/16/2024

How to Launch Initiatives that Matter: Part 2

Launching a significant business initiative is like planning the most amazing trip of a lifetime. It’s not just about the excitement; it’s about meticulous preparation and execution. The journey from idea to implementation involves inspiring…

05/31/2024

Why It Matters: Effective Leadership in Implementing Business Initiatives

Effective leadership through meaningful communication can ensure the success of new initiatives and achieve our desired outcomes….

03/19/2024

Is Your HR “Human Capital Management” or a Strategic Influence for Your Business?

The term “human capital management” can evoke a calculated view of people being relegated to a couple lines on the balance sheet. The phrase serves to remove the humanness, the nuance, the gifts that individuals…