CEO Blog & Insights

by Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions Has the workplace changed forever due to COVID-19? In many ways, yes, particularly when it comes to remote work and the impact it’s had on the employee experience. It was inevitable even pre-pandemic the momentum was increasing that AI, competition for workforce and rapidly evolving work environments would drive organizations to…

by Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions Team leaders may have an idea, but they don’t always know what workers are looking for, or expecting in regards to salary or other perks. It’s important for the organization to make sure team members’ anticipated outcomes align with performance and expectations, and that these markers have been discussed in previous…

by Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions Today’s organizations building their dream teams want self-directed workers who are team players. Team members want a work-life balance that brings fulfillment, in an organization where they are more than a statistical performance number.  Of course, it is much more complex than that, but when both sides’ needs do not find…

By Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions As businesses enter the second year of a global pandemic they will need to put much of their focus on digital security solutions but not at the expense of the employee experience. Those most impacted are ones who work fully or in part from home. A challenge for IT and HR…

Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions A company and its culture are only as healthy as the team that comprises it. Many people, because of the shift to more in-home and remote working, aren’t exercising their minds, bodies, and spirits adequately. Organizations have increased pressure to do more with fewer resources. Technology, which everyone praises for the flexibility…

Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions, Remote work, AI, intelligent work spaces, and rapidly changing consumer trends are just a few of the technology movements we can see driving businesses in the future. They all reflect a radical shift in how the workplace and workforce are changing. Everything IT should support the business. Ensuring that IT aligns to…

Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions, Businesses focused on employee experience (EX) tend to have a strong company culture, greater employee engagement, and higher levels of employee satisfaction and measurably better productivity. The most satisfied employees are the ones whose organizations give them the ability to get their most important work done.  The pandemic has dramatically changed how…

Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions, Does your organization view creativity and innovation as business assets? It should be a way of thinking for your team, especially during these times. You may not get too many at bats, so recognizing and seizing opportunities while avoiding setbacks will require imagination, inventiveness, and outside-the-box thinking. A Recent Gallup Study found…

Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions, It is important that an organization’s leaders’ actions deliver a calm, focused, consistent message that shows empathy and  emphasizes “we’re all in this together” during these unchartered, “new-norm” times. Those characteristics were true before the current health crisis and are even more critical now. Until 2020, pandemics and outbreaks were things we…

Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions, Updating disaster recovery plans, implementing much-needed automation, and protecting data have been at the top of the list for IT teams for some time, but for some organizations it never made the priority at all. Recruiting and retaining talent has been added to the list by HR for IT to help assist…