Fostering Accountability
Proactive accountability generates results more than reactive performance management. In this webinar you will learn an iterative and on-going process that involves goal setting, two-way communication, and regular feedback.
Understanding Risk Tolerance
What makes some people seemingly oblivious to risk, while others proceed with caution and only take risks when absolutely necessary? Our ‘risk disposition’ as it is called influences so many part of our lives – how we choose friends and partners, how we progress through our careers, and even what leisure activities we are willing…
Using a Coaching Approach in Leadership
When we talk about ‘coaching,’ people tend to go to one of two places. Either they think of sports coaching (and wonder what it has to do with managing a team in an organization), or they think of Executive Coaches or Life Coaches. While there are elements of both of these coaching paradigms that you…
Why We Need To Stop With The Golden Rule
You have likely heard it a hundred times before – the Golden Rule – Treat others how you want to be treated. You may have seen it in Facebook posts, as an inspirational quote, or even in a hotel TV commercial. The basic idea is that if you treat other people as you would want…
An Introduction To Diversity
Join us for a conversation about diversity! We are excited to have Kristy Ware (they/them), Health and Well-Being Expert, share an introduction to diversity, equity and inclusion, unpack unconscious bias, and better understand “the why and how” creating an inclusive climate is critical. Find Kristy’s book “Dismantling the Obstacles to Workplace Inclusion” here.
Mastering The Employee Engagement Equation
Over the past 30 years, we have learned a great deal about what engages people at work. We know that engaged employees are typically more productive, will demonstrate more positivity towards the organization, and make less mistakes. Perhaps most importantly, in today’s environment of high employee turnover, engaged employees are also more likely to stay…
Risk Disposition and The Return To Work
Slowly but surely, the world of non-essential services is starting to contemplate and process the transition from working at home to being back in the workplace. Under the guidance and recommendations of public health groups, many people are starting to make the mental shift back to the idea of working in a group setting and…
5 Ways To Be More Emotionally Effective
You have probably seen the TV commercial for Snickers Bars that has the tagline ‘You are not yourself when you are hungry’. If you have ever suffered from being ‘hangry’ (hungry that makes angry) you can likely relate. There is a well-established connection between our physiological state, and our resulting emotional state and subsequent behaviour. …
Keys to Effective Meetings
Most managers deal with two basic types of meetings – team meetings (those with only members of your team) and organizational meetings that may involve people from outside of your team. The good news is that the keys to running great meetings are mostly the same for both types. Before determining when to meet, ask…
6 Things You Should Do To Develop Your Emotional Intelligence
People often ask me what they need to do to develop their emotional intelligence. It’s a tough question to answer – specific development opportunities vary greatly from person to person. What one person may need or want to work on will be different from someone else. However, there are certain things that everyone who wants…