There is a five-letter word that is one of the biggest downfalls of many people at work and in life—PRIDE. And with pride comes ego....

Why Empathy at Work is So Important Empathy in the workplace is more important than ever. Let's face it ya'll - people are generally not...

Do you sometimes hesitate to have constructive feedback conversations because you think you might get a negative reaction from the other...

In last week’s post, we talked about what NOT to do when having constructive feedback discussions. This week, I wanted to share some...

Constructive feedback is essential to helping others learn and grow. However, many of us don’t do it well – or we don’t do it at all. In...

Gallup found that focusing on the learning and growth of employees is critical to engagement. In fact, employees who feel that they have...

Last week, I wrote about the importance of transitioning your bosses to coaches. Clearly, the first step is to develop your managers to...

This week, I am presenting on the above topic at the NC SHRM Conference so I thought I would post on this topic because it’s important...

Do you have drama in your workplace? I guess most of us do. As I shared in last week's post, research shows that the average employee...

Research by Cy Wakeman says that the average employee spends 2 hours and 26 minutes per day dealing with drama and emotion. What?!?...

What is an offsite and why is it important? A team offsite is a meeting with the team (preferably outside the office) where work and...

Personality assessments are a great way to increase understanding of others and the way that they approach work and life. As additional...

No one really wishes to simply achieve tasks with no meaning behind them. We want something out of our work beyond the simple pursuit of...

Would you like to have less drama and more accountability on your team? This strategy can help! Team Ground Rules These are guidelines...

Over the last few weeks, we have: · Learned what culture is and why it’s not fluffy · Discovered 5 misconceptions about...

Over the last few weeks, we have talked about – What culture is, why it’s important, and what a toxic culture looks like Dealing with a...

1. Culture is fluffy. Through my posts over the last few weeks, I've communicated just how essential culture is to an...

Have you ever worked with a jerk? My guess would be that most of us have. I have certainly worked with some - and even reported to a...

You’ve probably heard the quote by Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It’s true! You can have a great product or plan,...

So far, we have explored quiet quitting and quiet firing. There’s another phenomenon on the horizon called “quiet hiring.” It has been...