Leadership

How to Maximize Productivity

How to Maximize Productivity

A question that is asked over and over again, is how people can better manage their time for maximum productivity. The truth of the matter is, it isn’t time you need to manage-- time happens with or without productivity-- what you need to manage is your energy and...

Dealing with Negativity in the Workplace

Dealing with Negativity in the Workplace

Negativity in an employee can be a difficult matter to deal with; negative behavior is an obstruction to a thriving workplace, and therefore is an issue that immediately needs to be quelled. That being said, negativity isn’t always initially apparent, so how do you...

Approaching Performance Motivation

Approaching Performance Motivation

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....

What the Warriors Can Teach Us About Leadership

What the Warriors Can Teach Us About Leadership

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!...

Encouraging Team Performance from Shy Employees

Encouraging Team Performance from Shy Employees

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...

Mindfulness in the Workplace

Mindfulness in the Workplace

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...

TIME

TIME

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...