Think of someone you believe is an inspiring, motivating leader. It’s very likely that one of the skills that person has mastered is the art of presenting ideas and information. Successful executives and leaders make great presentations. And that’s a skill you can...
By Micki Lewis MS, PCC, CPLP The Influence of Acknowledging and the Power of NOT Acknowledging We can all easily think of a difficult situation at work, something possibly mishandled, handled inappropriately, unethically or unfairly. We can...
While you’ve been spring cleaning at home, have you thought about giving your office a spring cleaning as well? No, we don’t mean organizing your desks or creating a chore wheel (although these things never hurt). We mean a once-a-year type cleanup that refreshes...
The key to stress management in the office is not getting there in the first place. The workplace can be full of differing personalities with altering deadlines and a multitude of ways of thinking: an easy recipe for developing stress. However, there are ways to...
Got that sinking feeling that you forgot someone in the office for your annual gift giving?! We all do it at least once per holiday season… intending to get a gift for someone in the office (maybe the receptionist we pass every day, maybe our new counterpart in...
Listening is one skill that’s invaluable in the business realm. But hearing the words people say and hearing the context in which they say them is the difference between looking attentive and being mentally invested. In the following post, Arden’s coaches looked at...
We’ve all had those days where it seems like the universe is working against us. A client criticizes your team’s work, vendor plans fall through, coworkers call out on an important pitch day. And when it feels like the next thing to go wrong will decidedly be the...
As companies grow, they naturally undergo a management shuffle, people retire or move on, and younger leaders step up into their roles. But when teams get restructured, it’s not always easy to start over already-established relationships. Such is the case when a...
Maybe you and your team are stumped on new ideas for an upcoming project or you’ve started to notice that your meetings don’t have the same level of energy and momentum that they used to. Whatever’s occurred, you feel as though your team’s creativity has gone out...