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Stop “Just Checking In.” Start Making It Easier.
If we want trust and cooperation – the foundations of remarkable results – we have to upgrade our approach. Instead of “checking in,” try this.
Use This Reserach-Based Appreciation Formula to Boost Retention, Productivity, and Engagment
When used consistently and delivered sincerely, appreciation fuels high performance by helping employees feel valued, respected, impactful, and confident – all the emotions required for high engagement and high-quality work that benefits both the employee and the business. Appreciation is also a powerful form of feedback. It reinforces what right looks like and the behaviorsContinueContinue reading “Use This Reserach-Based Appreciation Formula to Boost Retention, Productivity, and Engagment”
The Leadership Behaviors That Energize Every Team
Most leaders are doing more things right than they realize. These tools help you see it clearly, build on it intentionally, and lead with even more clarity, warmth, and confidence.
A Simple Weekly Pause That Changes Everything
Insights fade fast. Life gets noisy. Old habits return. But a Weekly Reflection keeps your awareness alive. It’s a short strategic reset that helps you stay aligned, energized, and intentional.
Energy Protection Technique: Reveal Your Personal Values & Priorities
One of the easiest ways to prevent unnecessary emotional and cognitive energy drain is to have a clear understanding of the values and priorities that are most important to you.
“Derailer” Disrupting Your Meetings? Try This 3-Step Technique
Do you have a meeting participant who regularly interjects plot twists that cause confusion, doubt, or fear? I call them grenade launchers, and I have a technique for getting things back on track. But the first thing to keep in mind is that their grenade-launching behavior often stems from fear-based conditioning. They’ve learned that it’sContinueContinue reading ““Derailer” Disrupting Your Meetings? Try This 3-Step Technique”
How to Leverage Listening for Smoother Relationships
Bottom Line Up Front: Listening only happens when others feel heard, and how well we listen is based on our intention while the other person is talking. Many of us often enter conversations with the intention of multi-tasking or judging what we hear. I call these Distracted Listening and Defensive Listening, and neither are helpfulContinueContinue reading “How to Leverage Listening for Smoother Relationships”
Overwhelmed? Use Your Values to Tame Your To-Do List
While the pandemic lockdown helped many of us recalibrate our life priorities and gave us a new perspective on how we should spend our time, some of us are finding ourselves sliding back into the old familiar grind of high-pressure hustling to tackle the ever-expanding to-do list. The root cause? Prioritization. When too many thingsContinueContinue reading “Overwhelmed? Use Your Values to Tame Your To-Do List”
How Change Comm Can Strengthen Relationships
Our brains tend to automatically classify transitions as “high-risk” because of the likelihood that we might lose something as a result. However, these high-stakes situations present the ideal opportunity to lift engagement by strengthening relationships between employees and leaders. Using change communication to create an emotionally healthy environment allows employees to focus more of theirContinueContinue reading “How Change Comm Can Strengthen Relationships”
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