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Local Leaders Optimistic About Lakeland’s Economy & Growth, But Worried Teams Are Unprepared to Achieve Results
Recently, I had the privilege to collaborate once again with the Lakeland Economic Development Council to survey Lakeland-based CEOs about their outlook on their businesses and the broader economy as we emerge from the pandemic. Three years ago, we conducted a similar...
Lessons from Dr. Melody Rider on Leading with Flexibility, Inspiration and Genuine Care
Back to school has always been Dr. Melody Rider’s favorite time of year. As a life-long learner, an education administrator for over 20 years, and a college president for 16 of those years, Dr. Rider has always found that there is something special about the start of...
Building Communities Through Exceptional Leadership
A bachelor’s degree in Architecture may have led to a career in building homes or offices, but Nicole Travis is using her background in community development, project management, and strategic planning to build our community. As Lakeland’s Director of Community &...
Top Five Reasons Why You Need Coaching More Than Ever Right Now
As we wrap up International Coaching Week 2020, I’m proud to be part of a worldwide community of nearly 35,000 professional coaches. The ways in which we are serving our clients is more important than ever these days. Over the past week, I have shared the “Top Five...
On Leadership: Lessons About Leading Through Uncertainty from Christina Criser Jackson
The scale of COVID-19’s local and global impact to date is extraordinary, and its future aftermath is yet to be seen. Organizations of all sizes are simultaneously acclimating to this unexpected abnormal period of time while charting a course for an unpredictable new...
5 Fundamentals for Keeping Your Team Engaged and Productive
Let's face it. The last few months have been anything but normal. Leaders have made a rushed conversion to remote working teams and managed the complexities of overseeing newly distanced employees. And just as the routines of remote work started to stabilize,...
Best Practices for Leading Virtual Teams
Now that many of you are adapting to working from home and virtually managing team members has become a very necessary fact of life, we are offering some practical tips to lay the foundation for maintaining engaged, emotionally connected, and highly effective teams in...
On Leadership with Danielle Drummond
Lessons About Leadership and Purpose from Danielle Drummond As an executive coach, I am inspired by leaders who make decisions that are consistent with their values and exhibit courage as they lead others to achieve not only the goals of their organizations but their...
6 Ways to Cultivate a Positive Organizational Culture
Every organization, from a small business to a large corporation, has a culture. The culture determines the spoken - and unspoken - expectations and rules of engagement for how employees will interact, relate, lead, communicate, and solve problems together. When you...
Everything that Happens Begins with Intention
In 2010, while reading The Power of Purpose, by Richard Leider, I set a powerful intention for myself by composing my own personal purpose statement. Be in the world every day on purpose, in relationships, in work, and in nature in ways that are true to who I am, and...
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Multitasking: 5 Reasons Why It Doesn’t Work
Most of us multitask because of the perceived benefit of improved productivity. It makes us feel like we’re accomplishing several things at once and gives us a false sense of achievement. Here are 5 reasons why multitasking doesn’t work.
Change Ahead. Is Your Team Buying In or Opting Out?
Ready or not, it’s coming. Change, that is. Seventy-seven percent of human resource practitioners and leaders report that their organization is in a state of constant change. This latest research, conducted by the International Coach Federation and Human Capital Institute validates what many people in organizations around the nation are experiencing – continuously shifting priorities and strategies.
You’ve Been Promoted to a Leadership Position. What’s Next?
This article offers 10 guidelines for successfully navigating a new leadership role and tips on pitfalls to avoid.