Where is Culture Visible? You can see workplace culture in how people act. Such as when a deadline is tight, and a team has to choose between cutting corners or raising a concern. Or, when a colleague speaks up in a meeting with a different perspective and the room either leans in or shuts it […]
Leadership Development That Keeps Pace With the Work
Real-Time Tools for Leaders: Microlearning and Just-in-Time Training in Action Leadership rarely arrives neatly packaged. It shows up in the middle of a difficult conversation, a shifting priority, or a moment of uncertainty where clarity is expected immediately. In those moments, leaders are not drawing on a comprehensive course or last quarter’s workshop. They rely […]
By Laurie Cure and Barb Ward On our blog a few weeks ago, we talked about how hiring the right candidate is the first step in a successful employer/employee relationship. This article is the follow-up we promised on employee engagement and retention. So, once you’ve got the right candidate, how do you keep them? It’s […]
By David Quigley, MSW In traditional Navajo woven rugs there will be a deliberate imperfection that looks like a mistake. The weaver might incorporate a line of a different color thread from the outer edge of the pattern into the edge of the rug. This imperfection is so that the spirit of the weaver does […]
By Barb Ward from an interview with Kathleen Mineo, PHR In today’s fast-paced world, you are expected to do more with less and always have a dozen things on your list that you must do to be an effective parent, leader, coworker, partner, teammate, and friend. You have phone calls to answer, emails to reply […]