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INDIANAPOLIS — Kaufman Global’s Vice President of Business Development Michael Plageman will be one of more than 80,000 attendees, from over 110 countries, at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) being held next week at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. OTC is the world’s foremost event …Read More >

This issue of KeyNotes focuses on collaboration ― providing news, methods and evidence to celebrate the power of people working together. From the boardroom to field techs, from the factory floor to the finance office staff, collaboration has in its core two consistent ingredients for success ― people …Read More >

INDIANAPOLIS ― Kaufman Global announced today its plans to attend the 2013 SPE / IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition being held at the RAI Conference Center in Amsterdam starting March 5. As one of world’s largest energy and petroleum drilling events, the annual conference provides the opportunity for …Read More >

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but there’s a bacon revolution going on. Everyone seems to be talking about bacon and eating more of it lately. Bacon recipes are sweeping the Internet. Fast-food chains are peddling double bacon burgers, and upscale restaurants are wrapping steaks in it. Some …Read More >

A recent 60 Minutes segment highlighted the innovative approach used by California-based design firm IDEO and founder David Kelley to incorporate human behavior into the design process. Known as “Design Thinking,” the methodology advances innovation through a deep …Read More >

With each new year, there comes a time to sit back and reflect on the past to see what wisdom (i.e., lessons learned) we can take forward to create a better future. In 2012, Kaufman Global ventured around the states, across the borders of Canada and Mexico, and …Read More >

What separates the good candidates from the great? Is it character, skill or personality?  Do you hire for character and train for skill, or do you hire for certain skills and hope for great character? These questions can generate several different responses depending on who you ask. When …Read More >

Whether you’re an executive, director or manager, recent studies have shown that it’s becoming more and more common to spend at least 40 percent of the workweek in meetings — leaving little time to actually get things done. With these conditions, how are organizations making progress? Most of …Read More >

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.” — John Buchan, Scottish politician, author (1875-1940)

In my role as a management consultant at Kaufman Global, I work within a variety of industries ― both the …Read More >

I’m excited to introduce this issue of KeyNotes. Our goal for this edition is to provide news, methods and evidence that inspire you to ACT DIFFERENT and be more aggressive with your change initiatives. In today’s economic environment, avoidant behavior is much too common. There is an …Read More >