What is an MSP?

Before Vermont Panurgy, I managed a trade school in the Pittsburgh (PA) area with three physical locations. The school offered associates degrees in four disciplines: dental assisting, medical assisting, medical coding and billing and massage therapy. With multiple locations, over 300 students and 100 employees, the school utilized a wide variety of computers, printers and …

Turn to Face the Strain: The Importance of Employee Training in 2021

Coming up on our one-year pandemiversary (yes, I just made that word up), one thing that has become very clear is how different the workplace has become. No more water cooler chats or unexpected pop-ins, team meetings gone remote, difficulty measuring employee productivity or maintaining employee morale, and that’s just a few. The changes are massive and …

“I Didn’t Send That!” Domain Impersonation and You

How many of you were affected by the #Ransomware attack on the UVM Medical Center’s IT network last week? Whether it was a delayed or cancelled appointment, an issue with work orders and partnerships, or just dropped communication, this type of attack is a tragically real example of the importance of network security. One of the biggest …

Presenting Your Best Virtual Self – A Free, 45-minute Webinar [Video]

Join us for this free 45 minute seminar covering tips and tricks for presenting your best virtual self. You will learn ways to improve your communication effectiveness and online presence. Participants will gain an awareness of their physical environment, body language and non-verbal cues, as well as gaining helpful tips to engage your audience when …

3 Ways to Respond to Difficult Behavior

Why do we argue? Why can’t everyone agree? Why are some people just… difficult? Challenging interactions have been with us since the dawn of humanity, they are a part of the fabric of the Human Experience. But boy are they hard! There is one pivotal concept that must be accepted before any one of us …

Leadership Institute Class – Update

If your organization is like most, you promote from within.  Often employees are promoted to supervisory roles because they are good at their job, with little to no training.  Vermont Panurgy’s 3 day Leadership Institute was developed to address this need. Our next sessions will be running on March 18-20 (only 1 seat available) and …