Strategic Onboarding
Onboarding must be designed to create momentum and instill confidence. Brian Walch shows how to help new hires contribute in meaningful ways as quickly as possible.
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The Safety Corner: Aviation Risk Management
Air travel in Alaska is essential, and crashes will happen. Sean Dewalt explains how to assess the risk so that employees complete each flight safely.
Striving to Thrive: Addressing Outmigration through Workforce Development
MTA is making efforts, through apprenticeship programs and community outreach strategies, to address the outmigration trend in Alaska that is affecting large and small businesses.
Five Shifts to Drive Teams Forward
Managers who hold onto habits too long will miss the moment to act. Brian Walch guides readers through a mindset shift.
Collaboration to Strengthen Alaska’s Food Economy
Guest author Leah Moss explores the Alaska Food Policy Council’s efforts to improve Alaska’s food system, making it healthier, more secure, and more self-reliant.
The Safety Corner: The Continually Emerging Risk of Wildfire
Wildfire exposure in Alaska has been an emerging risk for more than two decades. Sean Dewalt explains how Alaskans can take actions to reduce the severity of property losses.
Building a Relationship Network for Uncertain Times
Many professionals overlook the support and resilience that a well-built relationship network can provide. Brian Walch has tips for tending connections.
How to Avoid Buyer’s Remorse in Business Acquisitions
Happy mergers and acquisitions are all alike, but unhappy ones are different in their own way. Andrea N. Canfield shares her expertise on blissful corporate integrations.
Rethinking the BDS Architects Office Space
BDS Architects became its own client in 2024 when it moved from its midtown office of forty years to a brand-new space downtown—that it designed for itself. Associate Principal Jennifer Midthun provides a tour through the process.
Mental Health in the Alaska Workforce
Farah Greene-Palmer and Lincoln Garrick show how positive mental health among employees plays a crucial role in enhancing productivity, retention, and overall success.