Happy New Year! Pfautz Consulting Group, LLC is celebrating a milestone in 2024 – 20 years in business! In honor of the coming milestone, we are re-sharing an interview conducted with Nadine Pfautz, Founder and Owner, in 2019 on the occasion of her 15th business anniversary. We asked her to reflect on the important ...
Read MoreJoy at Work – or at the Farmers’ Market
It is raining cats and dogs as I post this . . . written several weeks ago while at our vacation home in New Hampshire. No markets today – in fact, most everything planned for the weekend is cancelled or postponed due to heavy rains. And it’s chilly – turned ...
Read MoreMental Health Awareness
Mental Health Awareness month (May) has come and gone, but there is never a wrong month to be focused on mental health – our own or our employees’. The American Psychological Association’s 2022 Stress in America poll found that nearly two in three adults reported the COVID-19 pandemic has changed their ...
Read MoreHappy Parent’s Day!
Since today is Mother’s Day, it might seem odd that I’m about to talk about both of my parents. But, we lost my father a few months ago. This year, Mother’s Day makes me think about what will be a tremendously difficult day, Father’s Day. Thus, I am dubbing today ...
Read MoreDisconnect for Better Productivity
My former boss/mentor heralded using your time “wisely”. Use your “car time” to return calls or just as a check in with your top clients. Commuting on the train? Catch up or get a head start on your day’s work. Have a free Sunday afternoon? Read the latest business book ...
Read More13 Rules of Leadership – Colin Powell
Upon hearing the news of Colin Powell’s passing yesterday, I was immediately reminded of reading his memoir, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, during one of the business book clubs I’ve participated in over the years. In the book, Powell shares 13 leadership principles that he lived by. They ...
Read MoreTake It From a Pig, You Need a Vacation!
When I originally wrote this article (below), my personal work situation was very different and the word “pandemic” was not one of the top 10 words in my vocabulary (ok, top 3). But, I’ve just returned from this same Maine vacation, after missing a year of it due to the ...
Read MoreHappy Holidays
2020 has been a year like no other. You’ve pivoted to meet countless new challenges and zoomed more times than you can count. We’re proud of you! As the year comes to a close, we know there are still many challenges ahead, but hope you can find some silver linings ...
Read MoreProud Sponsor of Local Golf Tournament Fundraisers
Pfautz Consulting Group, LLC is a proud sponsor of three recent local golf tournaments. The tournaments raised funds to support the missions of The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra (The Phil), Homes for Our Troops, and Folds of Honor. The Phil’s annual tournament raised funds to help the orchestra continue to present a wide range of ...
Read MorePaid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) is Coming
Here is the latest update from the Department of Family and Medical Leave . . . The Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) is on schedule to launch the PFML program in January 2021. We are committed to delivering a reliable program that meets the needs of both employers ...
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