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...
Successful leaders are typically defined by their analytical and technical skills as well as the ability to motivate and delegate a team. While this is an accurate basic picture of a leader, there are several more specific skills that need to be fine-tuned in order to...
Keeping employees accountable is important to the success of your business, but what each person is accountable for needs to be understood and agreed upon by all parties involved. The key is to set clear expectations. Often times, an instruction or task is vaguely...
Have you ever heard the phrase, “It doesn’t matter if you think you are a good communicator- if other people don’t think you are a good communicator, you’re not”? Hint: It’s a common theme in many of our other blogs. The concept is that if you are not able to properly...