Your time is valuable. In order to successfully plan and execute work, we must intentionally use our time in a way that produces the most value. How do you determine what work you do is most valuable, and what is least valuable? Isn’t everything you do valuable at some level? Yes – but that value varies significantly. If you were asked to put an hourly value [ Read More ]
In SnackNation’s early years, CEO Sean Kelly was afraid of hearing raw and honest feedback from his team. “Even though I cared massively about what people were feeling, and how they felt the organization was serving them, I was a little bit scared to get feedback in the most open and vulnerable way,” says Sean. SnackNation delivers healthy [ Read More ]
Thoughts from Lindsey Bahr, Director of Finance and Administration Leveraging the power of transparency to release fear in uncertainty When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many of us were thrown into uncertain and stress-provoking situations. Those situations can stir up fearful and worrisome thoughts: Am I going to lose my job? Will there be enough cash to make it through [ Read More ]
At the start of 2021, the Aileron team held a “Celebrating Shifts” kick-off meeting to celebrate the ways we adapted to unprecedented uncertainty and change in 2020. Here are four of the lessons we learned. #1 Shifting to Virtual Doesn’t have to Jepoardize Connectedness – It Can Empower It In a year where most of our team moved to [ Read More ]
2021 is officially here, and with it comes a sense of hope for a new year full of health, happiness, and prosperity. To begin the new year, Aileron held an all-team kick-off meeting where the team was asked to complete this sentence as it applied to their experience of last year: “I can’t believe in 2020…”. The first theme [ Read More ]
Another year has come and gone, and what a year it has been! 2020 has presented many challenges, but it has also presented the opportunity to count our blessings and express gratitude. Before you say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021, take a moment to manifest what you want the next year to look like in both your [ Read More ]
Working long hours, not getting enough sleep, eating food based on what’s convenient, and missing out on time with your family… These and other stressors can be draining for a small business owner: physically, emotionally, and mentally. At times, it may even seem you have to keep sacrificing your health for the sake of your business. But health and [ Read More ]
Which scenario fits you? You have a steady stream of work coming into your organization but you’re still not sure if you're ready to hire. Cash flow is low, expenses are up, and you’re not sure why. You gave out bonuses but felt a bit uncertain while doing it. As a business owner, situations like these can keep you [ Read More ]
During times when it feels like difference is standing in the way of dialogue, lean into listening to better understand and communicate with each other. At Aileron, we practice conscious leadership. It’s an approach to leadership that blends heightened awareness, suspended judgment, and intentionality to empower us to bring our best selves to every role, situation, and conversation. Conscious [ Read More ]
June 1, 2020 Thoughts by Sara Wiggershaus, Client Services Manager Today Aileron is opening our doors (granted, in a much different, limited, and nuanced way) for the first time in more than two months. It’s a day we’ve been looking forward to for weeks, and one we’ve been planning for since we initially closed our building back in March. [ Read More ]
My time spent at Aileron exceeded any expectations I could have ever had walking in the door on my first day. I was excited to take on the role of Business Support Intern, because I saw the potential for experience in many different sectors of the workplace. As a Junior Marketing and Communications student, there are so many paths [ Read More ]
Aileron is driven by our values of community and transparency. Just like you, we’re processing the world around us as it unfolds, and we are interested in how you are adjusting to the new safe business practices. We created a survey to learn how our community is adjusting to operating their businesses according to the re-entry guidelines. Our goal was to [ Read More ]
