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The period described as the "Great Resignation" that began about a year ago is an ongoing economic trend. A recent CNBC headline stated that a startling 96% of workers will be looking for a new job this year in the hopes of attaining higher wages, the opportunity for...
We have all questioned the impact of the past 20-plus months on our team members’ sense of belonging. Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with a leader who is driven by creating meaningful connections with those she serves inside her organization and in her...
Originally published on Forbes.com June, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has completely disrupted business as we know it. The response to COVID-19 has created the unexpected need to geographically disperse our teams, reprioritize organizational goals and most...
As we emerge from the Covid-19 crisis and embark on the next normal, now is the ideal time to re-engage and re-fuel your team for success. Whether your teams are reconvening in person, continuing to work virtually, or are navigating a new hybrid work environment,...
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,...
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...
“Culture isn’t just one aspect of the game–—it is the game. In the end, an organization is no more than the collective capacity of its people to create value” ~ Lou Gerstner, former chairman of IBM Culture matters. Culture is recognized as such a significant factor in...
“You can do two things at once, but you can’t focus effectively on two things at once.” ~ Gary Keller, author of The One Thing Take a moment to think about all of the things you are doing right now. Obviously, the first thing on the list is reading this article, but...
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” ~ George Bernard Shaw The root cause of most organizational and relationship issues lies in ineffective communication. When one person misunderstands or misinterprets the words or...
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...
Kim Long as the Executive Director for Polk Vision, leads a county-wide collective impact organization dedicated to aligning resources across Polk County. Prior to her current position, Kim’s varied career spans the corporate, non-profit, and private sectors and she...
Gallop defines employee engagement as the involvement and enthusiasm of employees in their work and workplace, and their 2022 State of the Global Workplace Report reveals that our global economy loses $7.8 trillion due to low engagement. Are your team members...
Every leader has been involved in spearheading a strategic initiative that has gotten off track. When this has happened to you, were you able to identify the cause of the setback and quickly get your team back on track? Perhaps there was some misalignment about...
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Change can be difficult and people often resist it. If your team is not prepared for change, keeping up with the pace of change, and willing to embrace change, your organization risks becoming irrelevant. This guide is intended to provide a framework for intentionally talking about the change you want to create, ensure the roles that are vital to the change process are clearly understood, and to define the conditions necessary for creating intelligent change.