🏀 FREE training to celebrate March Madness

Who doesn’t love a giveaway? We’ve really gone mad this month and have the giveaway of all giveaways to prove it. Free Exemplar Global Certified ISO 9001:2015 Auditor Training plus a cash bonus for finishing the course in the month of March.

Here’s the deal. We're giving away 64 free seats to our Exemplar Global Certified ISO 9001:2015 Auditor Training online course. That’s a $750 value! To sweeten the pot we’ve decided to give you cash too. That’s a $900 value!

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Q&A: What are the benefits of an ISO 14001 certification?

Question: "What are the benefits of an ISO 14001 certification?" Answer: Immediate internal benefits include significant cost savings and a safe/healthier place for employees to work. A recognized 3rd party certification for your environmental management system (EMS) conveys leadership commitment to all internal associates, therefore increasing awareness in thousands of day-to-day activities.

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The Power of Empowerment

As I find myself in my mid-40s, I have noticed a bit of a changing of the tides lately. I’m starting to recognize a shift from spending much of my time ASKING questions to more of my time in ANSWERING questions. One question that I’ve spent a lot of time with lately could be categorized as “What do you wish you knew then that you know now?” with regard to my professional career. While there is more than one answer for me, the answer that seems to illicit a lot of emotion and often times even anger with others is the topic of empowering others - specifically with empowerment around information.

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12 Tools for the Ultimate Management System

During my first 25+ years of working with various organizations and leadership team members, I've noticed that most struggle with the concept of a management systems or processes that make up a system. A mentor of mine once stated "No one wants to build a house. But everyone sure as hell shows up when its time to paint it." I thought that was not only really funny but also similar to building and maintaining management systems.

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