Aspire Named as Finalist in 8th Annual  Stevie ® Awards For  Women in Business   Stevie Award Winners to Be Announced in New York on November 11   PHOENIX – October 21, 2011 – Aspire was named a Finalist in the Most Innovative Company of the Year – Up to 100 Employees category in the 8th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the...

employee retention With the current economic realities and the endless need to attract and retain top performing people, how do we live in the same space?  How do we realistically balance the benefits for employees against the rising costs of doing business and simultaneously attract and retain the best our marketplace has to offer? My response is to think about what supports your Community culture and you will find creative ways to...

It Happens with Small Strides The more time I spend on this earth, the more I realize that it is the small strides that make the most difference. Many times we look for the big hits; those home runs that make the game “nail-biting exciting”. And yet for many people the need for home runs can set them back because the homers only come occasionally even for the best of home run hitters. If you are waiting for the big hits, you will spend...