Who was your favorite coach as a kid? Maybe it was even a P.E. teacher who helped you through the pull-up test, or a very competitive game of dodgeball? There are a lot of similarities between sport coaches and executive coaches, starting with their sole purpose on the job: drive behavioural and performance growth to …
The pandemic has forced companies to use technology that they may not have used before, or used sporadically. This is thinking outside-the-box. This is being creative and innovative in ways in which we can connect and engage our employees, our customer, our vendors, and our colleagues. Can you image life now without Zoom or Teams? …
The best campaigns convince the customer that their purchase will make them feel the way that they wanted to feel. Why? People don’t buy features or benefits. They buy emotions. As marketers, we’re often confronted with the challenge of communicating a list of benefits to the consumer. Product pages have to talk about the product, …
As we look at the clean calendar page that is January 2021, we’re coming to terms with lessons learned from the dumpster fire of 2020. Last year’s unprecedented change — the upheaval of work norms, an overdue focus on social justice, economic stresses, the travel shutdown, Covid-19 – spurred many “aha” moments. Organizations saw everything …
What does success look like to you? There are no wrong answers here! What motivates you? Also, NO wrong answers here! The power of an open question to a teammate, peer, or direct report shows the individual you care about them. It’s a leaders job to understand how to support their employees by understanding the …
The pandemic is taking its toll on working women. he statistics are alarming and the number of women downshifting or leaving their jobs entirely are at rates we have never seen before. Women have always carried the weight in terms of childcare, education, and running the household – along with working full-time and high profile …
TRUTH! In every conversation, are your colleagues speaking their truth? In a business organization, authenticity ignites human connection. Listening for the human moments, the social cues take effort and concentration. Is your colleague guarded or vulnurable? Direct or evasive? Ask questions to learn more. Is there new information or a perspective that you should consider? …
Think about your first job. Picture it. Were you responsible for scooping ice cream, making copies, collecting mail, or answering phones? Did you have anyone who cared your onboarding experience, IDP, growth plan, or next steps? How did that someone help you along your way? If you didn’t…how did you feel about that? Maybe you …
No Learning and Development? No way! This is a critical department within our organization to engage, grow, development and retain employees! Whether you’re a start-up with five employees, or a 5000-person company that’s been around for 50 years, it’s important to implement an L&D strategy. There are so many different types of learning and development …
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