by Tara Kinney | May 7, 2020 | Education
Blog originally posted at Medium.com Nature. Seeing how the smog has cleared up in cities all around the world due to reduced traffic is really inspiring. I think a whole new STEM problem-solving effort will be initiated to work on ways to address the impacts that...
by Tara Kinney | Dec 9, 2019 | Education, Financial Operations
As 2019 comes to a fast-paced close, I recall the pleasure of speaking to a variety of audiences at events across the country. I love the energy in the room and meeting those who are ambitious to think differently about collaboration, budgets, and decisions using data...
by Tara Kinney | Aug 1, 2019 | Education, Leadership, Women in Business
As mentioned in Part 1 of Take Control of Your Professional Reality, all too often our professional reality is held hostage by others. We recognize our lack of control whether it be specific to job function, work products, strategic direction, work process, and/or...
by Tara Kinney | Jul 8, 2019 | Education, Leadership
As a young woman in college, I had grand plans to use my intelligence and drive to outperform and exceed expectations in the professional world; to move swiftly through the ranks into high-powered management positions. Maybe I was naive or maybe I was optimistic,...
by Tara Kinney | Aug 6, 2018 | Education, Financial Operations
After attending the most recent Midwest Manufacturing Leaders presentation led by our good friend Bruce Kellerman of Expense Reduction Analysts, I can’t stop thinking about the amazing power of recovering cash to reinvest in your business by simply cutting costs. It...
by Tara Kinney | Jan 22, 2018 | Education, Human Capital Solutions, Marketing Operations
This is a great question I am asked often! Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) are not just marketing managers. Due to the intensive requirements of an effective CMO, you cannot hire a good one for less than a six-figure salary and your creative agency cannot honestly...