Do you ever hesitate to share your ideas in team meetings? Psychological Safety is essential because it empowers employees to take risks and experiment, fostering innovation and propelling the company’s growth. This session explores psychological safety, the key ingredient for building high-performing teams. (Special thanks to our friend and mentor, Coach Clinton Ages, for this […]
best practices, High-Performing Teams, leadership development, Psychological Safety
Presentation skills are a critical next step in your career journey. Presentations, facilitation sessions, and executive updates provide a focused opportunity to convey our message to the intended audience and gain their support. Shifting your focus and approach will improve your effectiveness and build confidence through success. Following proven techniques, you can give presentations that […]
facilitation, keynote, meetings, presentation, presenting, soft skills, speaker, storyboard
Take a second and think of three things you’d change in your org if you could make them magically happen. You found multiple things that could be better in less than five seconds. Ideas aren’t the problem, implementing them is. Although it feels like changes can only be made top-down, we can influence and improve […]
best practices, leadership, leadership development, organizational change management, Process improvement, professional development
How to improve your public speaking skills and become more persuasive with both your teammates and senior executives. Did you know people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of spiders, heights, and the dark? Yet communication is a crucial skill that everyone needs to have, whether you’re influencing peers, managing your leadership […]
best practices, communicating up, communication skills, leadership, leadership development, presentation skills, professional development, reporting
It’s time we put the OWNER back into product ownership! As organizations shift to Agile DevOps and product delivery, many teams are hindered by product owners who operate by proxy, lack the empowerment and authority to manage products, and are under-supported to become stewards for their product or service. Product Owners are the CEOs of […]
Business Analysis, leadership, product, product delivery, product manager, product owner, professional development, project to product, service delivery, service owner service manager
What does it take to become a great leader? In J.K. Rowling’s amazing book series, Harry Potter finds himself rejoining the wizarding world only to discover he has a legend to live up to. Each year Harry and his friends faced a new series of challenges they had to overcome. They rise to achieve their full potential and become heroes of their own stories. Your own has […]
Harry Potter, leadership, leadership development, Strength finder, teams, Teamwork
There aren’t enough hours in the day. There’s too much work to do. I can’t keep up between work, family, and myself. Everything is a top priority. Everything is already late. I’m never going to catch up. Work smarter. Work harder. Work longer. This is why so many of our teammates are walking the line […]
automation, best practices, leadership, leadership development, Process improvement, professional development, simplification
Your company is preparing for a merger. 40% of positions will be eliminated. Within several short weeks, the world shuts down as another pandemic takes hold. Your manager decides to get ahead by taking credit for your team’s success and blaming you for everything else. You answer your phone and hear, “I’ve been in an […]
Anxiety, chronic stress, cognitive behavioral therapy, Color Code of Awareness, Depression, emotional fitness, Emotional validation, long-term stress, Mindfulness, PTSD, Self-awareness, Serenity, Traumatic stress
