If you knew 60% of your workforce would quit tomorrow, what would you do? While seemingly alarmist, this statistic reflects what we’re seeing in study after study as we emerge from the pandemic. Sixty percent of employees who worked from…
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Employee Engagement & Psychological Safety in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
Posted in corona virus, Virtual Workplace Tagged with: employee engagement, employee satisfaction survey, employees, engagement, HR, HR practices, hybrid work, hybrid workplace, Leadership Development, managers, norms, onboarding, performance management, post-pandemic workplace, psychological safety, recruitment, supervisors, virtual work, workplace
DEI & Vulnerability: How Leaders Can Drive Belonging in the Workplace
In the past five years, we have witnessed a shift as business leaders directly address societal issues, recognizing their employees and consumers are conscientious of business and brand stances on societal events. As we approach the one-year mark since George…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: awareness, belonging, bias, coach, curiosity, DEI, DEI-B, dialogue, difficult conversations, diversity, engagement, equity, George Floyd, George Floyd’s murder, growth, inclusion, leaders, mentor, mindset, mosaic mindset, openness, organizational values, power sharing mindset, societal change, societal issues, unconscious bias, understanding, values, vulnerability, workplace
Enhancing Your Employee’s Life-Cycle Experience To Achieve Peak Performance
In today’s tight labor market with historic levels of low unemployment throughout the U.S., it is imperative for businesses to hire the best people – and keep them! But how do you do that when so few people are looking…
Posted in business, Change management, Coaching, Empowerment, Engagement, Executive Coaching, Family Business, Family Values, Leadership, Management, success Tagged with: Change management, coaching, executive coaching, HR, Leadership, organizational culture, personal growth, productivity, strategic planning, Succession planning, talent management, workplace
Vacation: The True Sign of a Great Leader
As summer quickly comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the many different leaders I have the privilege of coaching these days. One of whom actually took an extended 4-week vacation this summer, and another who worked her…
Posted in business, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Leadership, people, Performance Improvement, success, Uncategorized, Vacation, Value Tagged with: coaching, executive coaching, Leadership, Management, Motivation, personal growth, productivity, workplace
Leading Organizational Change Instead of Trying To Manage It!
For more than 20 years now, I’ve been leading all kinds of change efforts in all kinds of organizations. New CEOs and business leaders with new visions or strategic objectives. Merger integration between two previously separate companies. Technology implementation to…
Posted in Change management, Coaching, Excellence, Executive Coaching, Innovation, Leadership, Leadership Skills, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Values, success, Uncategorized, Vision Tagged with: Change management, coaching, executive coaching, Leadership, management consulting, Organization Development, organizational culture, productivity, workplace
Understanding Why We Hire So Fast & Fire So Slow
I participated in a leadership workshop for other CEOs and business owners several years ago, and the speaker shared one poignant remark that has stuck with me ever since! In many organizations, we have a tendency to hire very fast…
Posted in Accelerated workplace, Accountability, Achievement, Action, Action Planning, Advice, business, Change management, Coaching, Employee Communications, Executive Coaching, Firing, Hiring, HR, Leadership, success, Uncategorized Tagged with: Change management, coaching, executive coaching, Plus Delta, productivity, strategic planning, workplace
Achieving Excellence with Email Communication
When I wrote my doctoral dissertation 20 years ago, I researched a variety of different tools to enhance virtual teaming and communications within and across companies. Email was already the most prevalent form of communication and information sharing back then,…
Posted in Accelerated workplace, business, Coaching, E-mail, Executive Coaching, Innovation, Leadership, success, Uncategorized Tagged with: coaching, e-mail, high-potential leaders, Leadership, productivity, strategic planning, success, workplace
What To Do about Millennial Mania
Let’s be clear. This article is not about what’s wrong with Millennials, how we can get rid of them, or even how we can change them. I’ve stayed out of the Millennial fray for years now because I don’t think…
Posted in Coaching, Executive Coaching, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Managing Performance, Milennials, success, Succession Planning Tagged with: executive coaching, Leadership, Management, millenials, Organization Development, organizational culture, social networking, strategic planning, success, Succession planning, transformation, workplace
Communication as the Foundation for Implementing Positive Changes
Have you ever wanted to change something only to realize that others don’t want to change? Whether you’re trying to implement a simple process change with your direct team or transform your whole company, organizational change doesn’t just happen because…
Posted in business, Change management, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Uncategorized Tagged with: authenticity, Change management, Leadership, Motivation, strategic planning, success, transformation, workplace
Organization Development as a Profession: Will Certification or Licensing Help You Choose Your Consultant?
Should the profession of Organization Development (OD) require professional certification or licensing for practitioners to practice? As we look to the future of OD, some questions come to mind : – Should anyone wanting to “hang out a shingle” as…
Posted in business, OD Insights, OD Network Tagged with: executive coaching, future of OD, Leadership, Management, OD, OD Network, Organization Development, organizational culture, workplace, Workplace Policies
