by Wendy McClellan | Sep 1, 2026 | Business World, Employee Engagement, Empowerment, HR & Company Policies, Leadership & Management
Even though the weather in AZ is still, well… gross, let’s pretend summer is officially over. Vacations are done (until fall break), kids are back in school, and Halloween decorations are alllllll over the department stores. As we enter the...
by Wendy McClellan | Aug 25, 2026 | Business World, Employee Engagement, Empowerment, HR & Company Policies, Leadership & Management, Mental Health at Work
Yes, you read that correctly. It’s August, and I’m already talking about year‑end performance reviews. I know, it feels early. But so does the Halloween décor already showing up at Target, and yet here we are. Every year, I work with leaders...
by Wendy McClellan | Aug 18, 2026 | Business World, Employee Engagement, Empowerment, HR & Company Policies, Leadership & Management, Productivity & Performance
Arizona in August is not for the faint of heart. The heat is relentless, the monsoon humidity creeps in, the complaining gets louder, and every team, from manufacturing floors to medical clinics to founder‑led startups,feels the drag. I am...
by Wendy McClellan | Aug 4, 2026 | Mental Health at Work, Productivity & Performance, Structuralities, Time Management
We survived July. The humidity, the quiet reflection, the vacations. And now, while other states are squeezing out the last drops of summer, Arizona is already knee‑deep in school supply lists, new routines, and leaders wondering why their normally steady...
by Wendy McClellan | Jul 28, 2026 | Business World, Employee Engagement, Empowerment, HR & Company Policies, Leadership & Management
As July wraps up, I find myself doing a quiet end‑of‑month reflection. Maybe it’s the mid‑summer stillness that I used to replan the remainder of my year. Maybe it’s the natural pause before the panic of Q4. Or maybe...