Managing people is harder than ever. COVID didn’t just change the world but also changed the DNA of our workplace in many ways. This new environment presents challenges with competing priorities from an increasingly dispersed workforce. Our leaders must change as well to lead effectively in this new era. Leadership practices – ones that rely […]
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Emotional Intelligence . . . in Animals and in Teams
Is your team as emotionally intelligent as a herd of goats? Need a moment to consider this intentionally odd and humorous question? Here’s some background info that could help you make a more accurate assessment. The quickie definition of emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to understand emotions found in oneself and others. (Daniel Goleman […]
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Tap into Your Talented Outliers!
Are you tapping into your outliers at work? If you don’t know what an outlier is . . . you need to read on. I’ll get you up to speed. Outliers Defined: Remember the curve-breakers in middle-school? It was those 4 crazy-smart kids who got 99.5%, 97%, 95% and 92% on the Algebra II exam […]
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Loneliness v. Connection: Grow More Connections
Despite it being the month of hearts, love, red candies, and Valentine’s Day cards, there is more loneliness today than ever before. Most everyone I know feels a bit more disconnected, distracted, and well . . . lonely. It’s a sign of our germy and complicated times. But what’s worse is that loneliness was on […]
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Connect, Grow, and Transform: Get Your Team Out of the Box
Working from home can be a grind. For many teams who are accustomed to working alongside one another, this unprecedented time of working from home due to COVID-19 has come with a high price tag. The price has been felt in a variety of ways: increased stress, increased loneliness, decreased engagement at work, and […]
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The Differences in Your Team Make the Difference
It is widely recognized that diverse teams outperform homogeneous teams. A 2015 McKinsey report on 366 public companies found that those organizations in the top 25% for ethnic and racial diversity in management were 35% more likely to have above average financial returns. Below are three reasons why having a team with visible and invisible differences positively […]
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Make 2017 Your Team’s Best Year Yet
“My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other’s kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That’s how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a […]
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Magnify Your Talents, Ignite Your Team
Are you working on a team that recognizes your talents? The collective effort of a high performing team results in a sum that is greater than its individual parts. Appreciating the talents of each team member and recognizing the critical role each plays in the team’s success are the first steps to becoming a high […]
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