Category Archives: Workplace

Telling Your Brand’s Origin Story: The Power of Your Organizational Heart and Soul

Telling Your Brand’s Origin Story: The Power of Your Organizational Heart and Soul It’s easy to focus on stats and strategies in the hustle of our modern workplace. I see this all too often where well-intentioned leaders focus on stats and strategies in the hustle of our modern workplace There’s something important, we can’t overlook […]

Hiring Superheroes: How to Assemble an Unstoppable Culture Dream Team

Today I want to share something near and dear to my heart: #hiringtips and #interviewskills to build your dream team.  People are the foundation, the heart and soul for literally everything within an organization.  I meet with many leaders and people across many industries and can instantly tell if people are engaged with a desire […]

Highly Stressed at Work? Maximize Your Workspace

Highly stressed at work?  Never able to get ahead of the mounting work on your desk.  Losing things?  Up late wondering where that report on your desk went you had ready to deliver to your boss? SUBJECT:  The pace in the workplace is getting faster each day.  Being organized and lessens your stress load. PROBLEM:  […]

Understanding Millennials

I discovered this incredible video which holds back nothing. It emphasizes a lot of the work I do for organizations that wisely realize they need outside support to address this phenomenon. Understanding the Millennials is perhaps the single most effective way to ensure organizational sustainability. They are your employees, they are your customers. I talk […]

Article Spotlight: Study Reveals That A Bad Boss Can Make Employees Sick

By www.Apost.com Study Reveals That A Bad Boss Can Make Employees Sick A Linkedin article published by Quartz magazine reveals that a bad boss can be as harmful to employees as passive smoking. The article also says that the longer you stay in a job working for someone who stresses you, the greater the damage […]

Improve Productivity: Go Outdoors, Enjoy Nature

Organizations want their people to be more productive, but discovering innovative approaches is often challenging. Consider the Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences. As an example, one innovative approach to creativity is to spend time looking at nature. Bring your group outdoors or take a personal break. There is evidence that looking at green objects– through a […]

Leadership Strategies: Speakers Avoid the 3 B’s

Early in my speaking and management career, my mentor introduced me to this lesson. I learned it a few times the hard way and again in Toastmasters. Remember, speakers are leaders. A leader is constantly working to build trust and maintain credibility. I apply public speaking skills when I am engaged in strategic planning, change […]