Category: Building Relationships
Posted on September 26th | Comments 0
In today’s fast-paced world, communication clarity is more important than ever. Whether you’re leading a team, managing a project, or simply engaging in everyday conversations, clear communication is the cornerstone of success. When done right, it builds trust, fosters collaboration, and minimizes misunderstandings. But what exactly makes communication clear? And how can you leverage it for the best results? Why Communication Clarity Matters Clear communication ensures that expectations, ideas, goals, and intentions are accurately conveyed, reducing the risk of confusion… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Coaching, Communication, Culture, Development, Engagement, Performance Management, Retention, Teams, Trust
Posted on August 28th | Comments 0
Discover the transformative power of values in driving organizational culture. In this concise 30-minute presentation. “Culture Catalysts: How Values Drive Culture” will explore how core beliefs shape behaviors, influence decision-making, and foster a cohesive work environment. Learn practical strategies to identify and integrate values, energize your team, and create a thriving, values-driven culture. Join us to unlock the potential of values as catalysts for positive change and sustainable growth. Insights on the Grow – LIVE offers short, impactful and practical… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, Development, Engagement, Leadership, Teams, Trust
Posted on November 10th | Comments 0
RESILIENCE definition: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. I have been thinking a great deal about resilience lately. 2020 has been a year for the books and I think most would agree not in a good way. We’ve had numerous challenges and difficulties ranging from COVID 19, increased social justice unrest, heart breaking destruction in parts of our country due to fire and hurricanes and a… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Change Management, Leadership, Personal Development
Posted on September 29th | Comments 0
A group of thoughtful and interested business professionals get together each week to share Lessons Learning. As a group, we have learned and experienced a lot over the last six months. I recently posed a question to the group: What learnings do you hope we will carry forward into the future workplace? TRUST MORE: Working from home has created a scenario in which managers are no longer able to monitor work in person. They must trust their direct reports to accomplish their… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Change Management, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Engagement, Future Workplace, Team Member Experience, Trust, Uncategorized
Posted on September 14th | Comments 0
The benefits of teamwork are many, to individuals as well as organizations. New and innovative ideas surface faster, the quality of work improves, efficiency increases, stronger working relationships are developed, team members are given more learning opportunities and sharing the load improves work/life balance. Bringing people with individual and unique talents together is a competitive advantage for companies. However, the benefits of working of teams do not materialize without some forethought, conscious planning and development of the team. Today, we… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, Leadership, Teams, Trust, Uncategorized
Posted on July 7th | Comments 0
The May 2020 Gallup survey on Employee Engagement finds: 38% of employees are actively engaged. This is highest the metric has been since 2000 when Gallup started tracking. At that point it was 26%. Actively Disengaged employees (those that have miserable work experiences and spread their unhappiness to their colleagues) has remained at its lowest of 13%. A Quantum workplace study released in June 2020 reported employee engagement at its peak in 2020 was up 11% over the same time in 2019. Coinciding with the initial negative impacts… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Change Management, Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Recognition, Uncategorized
Posted on April 10th | Comments 0
Work Human has been called a conference like no other. I have been intrigued and following their posts on Social Media for the past four years. This year, for the second time, I had the chance to attend the conference in Nashville, TN. Work Human ISa conference like no other I have attended – they have cracked the code. Here are a few highlights from my experience this year: Work Human is centered around the commitment to bring humanity back to the workplace. The… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, Engagement, Gratitude, Leadership, Networking, Recognition
Posted on March 26th | Comments 0
As a mostly “self-taught”, “learn through experience” HR professional, conferences are one of my most important teachers and classrooms. The provide great opportunities to learn, gain clarity, build confidence, network, think differently and re-energize. Over the years, I have had my “go to” conferences and those I have attended only once. They have all provided the chance to learn, network, gain clarity and build my confidence in supporting my current organization or clients. As the world of work continues to… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, Engagement, Human Centric, Leadership, Recognition
Posted on August 9th | Comments 0
As children, many of us played the game “Follow the Leader”. The rules as I recall them were simple; everyone got in a line behind the “Leader” and did whatever they did or told us to do. The rules of leadership in the real world are not so simple and leaders cannot expect team members to “get in line” and do whatever they tell us to do. As a leader, especially a new leader or First Time Manager inspiring team members… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, First Time Managers, Leadership, Retention, Trust
Posted on July 31st | Comments 0
Becoming a First Time Manager can be one of the most challenging and overwhelming career transitions. As many studies will tell you, an effective on-boarding program substantially increases the success of someone joining a new company. 77% of new hires who hit their first performance milestone had formal on-boarding training. Organizations with a standard on-boarding process experience 54% greater new hire productivity Yet, not every company has a formal on-boarding program for new employees let alone provide guidance for First Time… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Development, Feedback, Leadership, On-Boarding, Retention, Uncategorized
