When it comes to approaching performance motivation, it can be tricky to distinguish what works for each of your employees. Competition, challenge, recognition, team inclusion, productivity, societal purpose, are some of the most common performance motivators....
by Sheeba Varghese, PCC Well, the Bay Area has been buzzing with excitement of a potential NBA championship for their beloved basketball team, the Golden State Warriors, since the beginning of the 2016-2017 season. As many of you know, that has been accomplished!...
Shy employees are valuable team members; they tend to be thoughtful, more deliberate in their actions, and a treasure trove of observation. As a quiet individual, introverts are more likely to notice things going on behind the scenes, and contribute good insight. When...
by Laura Hansen, PCC We hear a lot about mindfulness these days and for the past few years, mindfulness has begun to transform the American workplace. Many of our largest companies, such as Target, Google, General Mills, and Ford, have built extensive programs to...
When overseeing projects, it can be difficult to resist jumping in and restructuring something the way that you would have completed it yourself. Managers encounter the need to let go of control over certain tasks in order to reallocate their time and avoid...
By Salima Hemani, ACC High Performing teams and organizations cannot exist without an overarching drive towards a high performing culture that values trust and transparency. It is imperative for companies to provide a space that allows people to be vulnerable, to feel...
By Kathy Poehnert, M.Ed.Psych., PCC Pretty simple title……pretty big concept in the business world. “I don’t have time”…”there is not enough time in the day”….”What’s the time-frame for that?” “Where did the time go?” “The timing was all off” …. Time takes a rather...
By Talisa Ernstmann MA, ACC I remember when my daughter got her first pair of glasses in the fourth grade. She put them on and said, “Mommy I can see all the leaves on the trees!” The glasses had totally changed the way she saw things. This is the definition of...
By Kevin Ciccotti, CPCC, PCC No one would disagree that business today is more fast-paced, complex, and all-encompassing than ever before. And as leaders, it can often feel as though we are required to give more of ourselves than we seemingly have to give. So today,...
Before considering a retreat or offsite facilitation, you have likely gone over the potential Return On Investment. There’s no question that a retreat is a time and financial commitment. What you need, and what you are looking to get out of the event, are very...