Category: Leadership
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Why we use experiential education
Adults learn best when the content is relevant to them and they are able to actively participate as part of the learning. What worked for my recent client was the interactive nature of an activity we call “coaching fishbowls”. Fishbowls are when two people practice applying what they’ve learned thus far in front of their…
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The Key to Retaining Solid Employees
It’s easy to forget, especially with experienced new hires, that adjusting to an entirely new work environment is often quite unsettling and challenging. For many, it is more challenging than the actual work itself. No matter how impossible it may seem to spare that time, the initial investment is well worth the result: retaining a…
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Strategic Planning and Workplace Culture are Equally Important to Your Mission
You can have all the right processes, procedures, and skills in place, but without communication, empathy, and trust, the work is not getting done as effectively or as powerfully as it could be. It doesn’t matter how clear and admirable your strategies are if you’re lacking a positive culture. And it doesn’t matter how positive…
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Retain Employees By Building Trust
Carlo was a recent hire to a manager position in a company that had just come through a year of difficult leadership change. Carlo had successfully held a management position elsewhere, and this was a step up. But according to his supervisor, Carlo was having some challenges in this new position. What was missing for…
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Grace is in the Space: Embrace the Pause
Is there something you are so passionate about that you have an abundance of great information to share? Do you love sharing and are deeply invested in other people learning as well? That is an amazing and remarkable gift. Your synapses are firing and each statement you make triggers another piece you want to share.…
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Frustrated by Broken Expectations?
When you speak in generalities and use terms like “professional conduct,” you aren’t being clear about what you are expecting and why. The lack of clarity makes it nearly impossible for the people who are trying to fulfill your expectations to do so. And when you do clarify, if you aren’t open to dialogue and…
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We All Get Stuck in Tug of Wars
Recently I was struggling. I was experiencing conflict between myself and someone I care about. I felt stuck and frustrated. The feeling of being stuck began to creep into many other aspects of my life. I wanted to get unstuck but didn’t see how that could happen. I didn’t have the insight to do it…
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The Power of Celebration
During celebrations the stress hormone, cortisol, is reduced which helps you to become more relaxed and cope better with challenges. You can clearly see the benefits to your own sense of happiness when you take a moment to lift up and celebrate others. Celebrations don’t have to be complex or over the top …
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Fostering Curiosity in the Workplace
The same curiosity that motivated child-you to develop new skills and learn about the world is deeply beneficial in your adult life. But too often in life, expertise is valued over curiosity. In the traditional workplace, often those who get rewarded are those who demonstrate knowledge instead of those who practice curiosity.