Raising The Bar – John Breininger

I spent a good portion of my management career driving operational efficiencies and metrics, the relentless pursuit of more: more sales, more profits, and maximizing shareholder return. Not that it was bad but I always felt something was missing.
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Employee Spotlight – Alex Thompson

Cam Youngson reflects on thirty years of camaraderie, pranks and hard work with Alex Thompson, who retired last fall. “I have always felt that Alex was the company’s closest embodiment of those cherished IML verities of honesty, integrity, transparency and fairness to contractors.” What a legacy!
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Learning from the B(enefit) Corp Assessment

Certified B Corporations meet higher standards of social and environmental performance. It’s like LEED certification, but for a business, not just a building. We took a look in the mirror measuring impact on employees, suppliers, our community and the environment to see where we are and where we are going.           – Tim MassonRead More

Building Business by Being Vulnerable

In his book, “Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding the Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty,” Patrick Lencioni advises us to have the courage to serve clients by honing our ability to be vulnerable. Counterintuative, perhaps, but Lencioni’s case is well made and it stands up – more at IMGconnects.com.       – Bruce Mullock Read More

09
May

IMG Lego Man Fund

Submit your innovative “Homebrew” idea to innovate@ianmartin.com for your chance to get $1,000 to fund your project! Everyday Ian Martin employees and contractors are making amazing things happen. We, at Ian Martin, recognize that inspiration can strike anywhere (check out the Lego Man Experiment below).   Many of our internal employees and contractors are known for [...]

04
May

Finance Quarterly – SP12

At Ian Martin, our fiscal year starts on Aug 1st so as of the end of January we have 2 full quarters officially in the books.  Since the new Executive Team took over last January, this is the first full fiscal year under the new day-to-day management. As an E-team, we have to acknowledge that [...]

02
May

Epost for Prizes (and the environment)

At the end of the 20th century the proliferation of the internet spawned a new digital age where we believed almost anything was possible. Everything was changing at unprecedented speed. No where was this more evident than in the expeditious transition of correspondence from what eventually became known as ‘snail mail’ to that of email. [...]

20
Apr

Burke and Associates Transitions to The 500 Staffing

On March 22, Burke and Associates hosted an intimate gathering of select clients, local business leaders and key candidates at The Oynx Lounge to celebrate the team’s transition into The 500 mix. Guests sampled oysters, indulged in nitro truffles, rubbed shoulders with members of the local Chamber and enjoyed an evening infused with “not so” [...]

11
Apr

Raising The Bar

“All Aboard” the announcer’s voice boomed as we settled into our seats on Amtrak train 130. We were leaving behind the city of Brotherly Love and heading north to the Big Apple. The “free” Wi-Fi was frustratingly slow so I shut down my iPad, sat back and gazed at the American countryside as we passed [...]