by Emily Housley | Feb 13, 2019 | Blog
As you may have read on our blog in December (and if you haven’t, SPOILER ALERT) the concept of The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly of Floyd Consulting can be, well, dreamy. To recap, a Dream Manager helps individuals to actualize dreams by formulating a plan to...
by Bailee Ivey | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog
As lifelong learners, we’re always looking for ways to improve our services and share valuable insights. We understand the value of an outside perspective (as is the nature of our business), so we often look to our CSR bookshelf full of professional reads. Not...
by Alex Muñoz | Feb 1, 2019 | Blog
I own a small consulting firm and it will probably always be small. But is a small solution always better? You might think I’d suggest yes given the previous statement, but truthfully, that’s not always the case. In my time in Corporate America, I sometimes was tasked...
by Kristen Guidry | Jan 21, 2019 | Blog
“…and she orders a drink.” because that engineer, lawyer and consultant are all one person! Like many career paths, mine began in a position very different than where I am now. When I began my career as a construction engineer in New Orleans, I oversaw the building...
by Emily Housley | Jan 18, 2019 | Blog
If you’ve been reading this blog for some time, know us or work with us, you know that we are not like other management consulting firms. We don’t offer recommendations without solutions, suggestions without execution or ideas without results. We work...
by Catherine Fuss | Jan 8, 2019 | Blog
Almost every company lists their human resources as their #1 asset. They place high priorities on their talent and invest significant dollars in compensation, benefits, training, and other development time and expenses. At CSR, we have discovered time and again that...
by Alex Muñoz | Jan 2, 2019 | Blog
Our business is one in which we work to drive our clients to achieve their dreams and goals – often, we take advantage of natural breaks in the action or milestone dates in the year to particularly pitch. It’s not that there is a special and material difference to...
by Bailee Ivey | Dec 21, 2018 | Blog
Over the course of 2018, we’ve covered quite a few topics on the blog. We’ve shared our favorites books, talked about team building, goal setting, self-care, and our approach to strategic planning. We’ve shared tips for succession planning, how to ask for a client...
by Catherine Fuss | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
As the calendar pages fly by in December, many of our thoughts turn to setting goals for the new year. This is natural, it’s expected, and it can often be painful. Whether you’re choosing personal resolutions or setting new goals for your company, you may feel a mix...
by Emily Housley | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog
The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly, is written as a fable about the CEO of a janitorial company whose HR operations were in crisis – they had a 400% turnover rate. Yes, you read that right. Their average employee only worked for three months before moving on to...
