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It’s Time to be Grateful and Hopeful
Take stock of the past year and consider all you are grateful for and then plan out what you will hope for in 2023. If you want to grow leadership skills consider our upcoming 60 Day Leadership Challenge. Hopeful and Grateful This week is one of my favorite weeks of...
It’s Hard to Read the Label When You’re Inside the Jar…Learn Self Awareness
Come out of the jar and improve your self awareness. Take a short quiz to find out if self-awareness training would be helpful
Four No-Nonsense Tips for Retention
Keep your employees engaged, reduce burnout and create a positive work environment.
Busy and Tired? How to Manage Your Energy
Become aware of your energy profile and your energy drains and fillers
Get Motivated to Motivate Your Staff
Now more than ever, it’s time to motivate your staff
You Shouldn’t Feel That Way – and Other Phrases to Eliminate
How to replace suppression phrases with validation to improve communication “You’re getting upset over nothing.” That’s what my boss told me after a particularly difficult project meeting where everything seemed to go wrong. I’m sure she meant well, but her words...
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Featured Blog Posts
Empowering Middle Managers with Leadership Training
Empowering middle managers plays a crucial role in driving organizational success, as they are responsible for executing strategy, leading teams, and driving innovation. According to a recent article by McKinsey & Company, they face a unique set of challenges,...
How “Quiet Quitting” can be Solved by Leadership Training
In recent years, there has been a growing concern in the modern workplace about the phenomenon of “quiet quitting”. This trend is characterized by employees doing only the bare minimum required for their jobs, with no extra effort, enthusiasm, or engagement. According...
Why a Keynote Speaker is the Key Moment of Your Event: Understanding the Benefits and Importance
When it comes to events, the term “keynote” is often associated with a central and critical aspect of the program. This term has roots in the world of music where the keynote is the central or fundamental tone that sets the pitch for the other notes in a piece of...
Discover How To Navigate Difficult Discussions: A Do’s and Don’ts Guide for Engineers
As technical professionals, we often find ourselves in situations where we need to have difficult discussions with our colleagues, superiors, or subordinates. These types of conversations can be uncomfortable, but they are necessary for effective communication and...
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