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 Barb Ward “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” ~ George Bernard Shaw A key characteristic in a healthy organizational culture is effective communication. Knowing just what to say, when to say it, and maybe most importantly, how to say it is paramount. And now, when […]
By Barb Ward If refining the culture of your organization was only about finding your way forward after the COVID pandemic, even with the continuing uncertainty, you could focus intently on the task at hand and find a successful path for the future. However, today’s environment requires much more than that. Over the past year as […]
By Barb Ward “My father taught me that you can read a hundred books on wisdom and write a hundred books on wisdom, but unless you apply what you learned then it’s only words on a page. Life is not lived with intentions, but action.” […]