Ann Gatty

Dr. Ann Gatty is president of Strategic People Solutions, a business consulting firm, helping small businesses. For the past twenty years she and her husband, Gene, have been providing leadership development programs, business implementation strategies, and solving HR employment issues. Dr. Ann created The Business Sphere of Excellence®,a strategic business planning model used to construct annual and long range business plans. Dr. Ann Gatty is an expert in understanding and creating a diverse workplace culture. She consults with clients on iHR, workplace productivity, and leadership development. Her research focus is on women leadership issues.
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How to Navigate Change When Life Throws You a Curve Ball

To navigate change in life is difficult at best. In baseball the curveball thrown by the pitcher can make unpredictable turns as it sails over the homeplate where the batter is swinging to hit the ball. If the batter misses hitting the ball, he, or she, may strike out.  But that does not mean that […]

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A Leadership Coach is an Entrepreneur’s Powerful Asset

A leadership coach is an often-untapped asset for entrepreneurs.  Many entrepreneurs hire a coach to assist with building leadership skills.  But this is just the beginning. Actually, there are three business topics in play.  Leadership, business strategy and organizational culture.  These three need to be address because they are intertwined.  They affect each other. A

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Implementing a Hybrid Work Model

A hybrid work model incorporates a mixture of in-office and remote work in an employee’s schedule.  In this newly evolving work arena, leaders must embrace a “test-and-learn” mindset. Work from home (WFH) employees are discovering the need to clearly reconcile their work boundaries with professional expectations. Organizations are configuring different working models to address their

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Leading in a Post-Pandemic World: Three Challenges

In the post pandemic world, we are finding ourselves navigating into a new normal.  Both work and home lives have been dramatically altered.  As business leaders, we must successfully handle three over-arching challenges.  These changes include embracing innovation, creating a more inclusive culture, and incorporating a structured mentoring program. The pandemic world ushered in an

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Building a Dream Team of Leaders

To build a successful business, there needs to be clear direction, purpose, and strong leadership.  Building a dream team of leaders within the organization creates the much-needed component for clarifying the vision and executing the plan.  Strong leadership is needed in all areas of the organization, not simply within the top echelons.  Identifying and training

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A Structured Mentorship Program Benefits Your Organization

Business leaders have often used mentoring to enhance employee skill sets, however, we find that a structured mentorship program is more likely to provide better results. We know that business leaders who are effective mentors improve their business results in a variety of ways. Not only does the bottom line receive a boost, but we

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In a Time of Uncertainty, Prioritize Increasing Revenue

This is a difficult time of uncertainty and business owners are instinctively cutting back and holding on to what cash they can.  COVID-19 has affected everyone.  Here we offer advice that may seem counter intuitive.  We suggest that business leaders focus on the human side of your employees and customers.  They should be your priority

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