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Several years ago, I attended a quarterly leadership meeting where we compared two seemingly similar words. The words were “reaction” and “response.” The longer the discussion went on, the less similar the two words appeared to be. The discussion was led by one of the company’s owners and the point…
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The Gift of a DO OVER How often do you get the opportunity to start over and think differently about how you want to live your life and run your business? Can a year of turmoil be a gift to open our awareness of what truly matters at work and in…
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Retaining Employees Through “The Great Resignation” In Q2 of 20201, 11.5 million employees quit their jobs. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 34% of US employees plan to leave their employer in the next twelve months. What’s a simple and in the moment way to assess how engaged your…
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We All Live With “Always Problems” As unique human beings living and working together, we experience problems. Our problems make it difficult to accomplish our tasks, achieve our desired results or simply connect with others. This has become really important in understanding the future of employee experience. While some problems…
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You’ve been introduced to conation, you’ve completed the Kolbe A™ Index and you have your results. Now what? It’s time to make Kolbe actionable to continually reduce your stress, improve your relationships and become more productive – both at work and at home? Individual Applications for Kolbe Reduce Stress To…
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I was meeting with a client recently when an interesting conversation began between the two owners. Their company had just won a considerable amount of new business (excellent news), but leaders weren’t taking time to celebrate the success with their teams. As they discussed their concerns, one comment caught my…
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It’s here – The flexibility of the hybrid workplace that the workforce has longed for is becoming the norm for businesses of various sizes and industries. Employees are behaving like Goldilocks, seeking not too much work from home, not too much in the office, but just the right balance of…
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Was that a Business Tough Mudder? What if we had all been training for the Business Tough Mudder during 2019? You may be thinking – Does that really exist? Then you may jump to – 2020 was a Tough Mudder. And you may end up at – Could I have…
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Contentment vs. Continuous Improvement Of all the qualities we look for in leaders, contentment isn’t one of them. The very idea of contentment – and a content leader – seems to be an attack on our sacred standard of continuous improvement. We each know this basic truth: things can always…
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Why Leaders Should Care (More) About Internal Communication Internal “marketing” is not just good for your people, it’s good for business. While 74% of employees feel they’re missing out on company updates, implementing or elevating internal communication practices can address this quickly and broadly. This is especially relevant with COVID-related…
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