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March 29, 2020
C0VID-19: Gamechanger for Business Leaders, Managers, Employees
How to calm short-term unrest, and ensure long-term success.
Are you freaking out yet? Whether you answer Yes, No or Maybe, chances are your employees answer YES!…therefore you need to be a calming force during these difficult times. Here we will tackle what that means for you, and what actions can you take to move your team forward through this chaos.
Many in our workforce today have never faced a crisis like this one. Those of us who have years of wisdom….can offer some advice based on personal experience. I’d like to share...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on March 29, 2020
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November 9, 2019
How To Speak Your Mind At Work
THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT SPEAK THEIR MIND
We’ve all been there, sitting in a meeting, standing in the break room, or face-to-face in the boss’s office…thinking…"I know how to solve this"…"I have a great idea"…"I know what to do"…"pick ME to lead"…
But something stops us from speaking up. Shear terror? Lack of confidence? Afraid of not being taken seriously?
Whatever the...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on November 9, 2019
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May 10, 2019
Why Are Negotiation Skills Soooooo Scary?
Negotiation is simply communication with accountability.
Negotiation is a loaded term, one that many associate with conflict, selling, losers verses winners, intimidation, power struggles…the list goes on. Bottom line, most people associate Negotiation Skills with negative connotations, and because of that, the topic is scary to even think about. I review this issue with hundreds of people each year between my business clients and MBA students. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that over 90% of current and future business professionals in this mix...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on May 10, 2019
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August 17, 2017
6 Approaches to Problem Solving- How Does Your Mind Work?
4 Steps to Making Your Team’s Problem Solving Strategy a Competitive Advantage
Your ability to solve problems impacts personal success in life, success as a team, and ultimately, the success of your business. That’s why it is so important to understand your strengths and weaknesses as you approach problems. This awareness can help you gage whether or not the situation requires your skill, the skill of another team member or a combination of the two. Effective problem solving offers an opportunity to move forward, rather than mitigate a setback. If you approach a...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on August 17, 2017
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June 19, 2017
Accountability In The Workplace: A Self-Help Guide
Building Your Accountability Skillset
Somewhere, in a faraway land, a long, long time ago, accountability was something an individual strove to achieve, quietly, on their own, in an effort to learn, improve their skills, earn more responsibility and be trusted by those around them to work in a way that achieves a defined value to the organization.
That’s right, accountability was something you built, over time, by working hard, proving your skills and building trust. Communicating accountability was a humbling effort, by doing...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on June 19, 2017
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May 9, 2017
Effective Management Is A Choice
What Type of Manager Do You Choose to Be?
When studying management or leadership, you’ll probably learn about Six Management Styles, when to use them, when not to use them. You may even participate in a DISC personality assessment to determine where your natural management temperament falls and how well you are able to adapt your temperament to challenging workplace situations. Both are very useful management assessment tools. They help to understand your potential, uncover strengths to develop, as well as weaknesses to overcome throughout...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Management on May 9, 2017
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October 20, 2016
Cross Functional Skills Benefit Employees & The Bottom Line
Valuable skills that trump personality.
Sometimes we enjoy working with others, sometimes…not so much. It’s human nature to rely on a personal exchange in order to get along with people & work cohesively. Simply put however, personal exchanges are not enough to elevate an individual’s career, nor bring substantial value to the bottom line. Here’s why: Business actions, simple or complex, can become personality struggles when a professional connection does not exist. Those personal exchanges we rely on...Continue reading
By Lisa WoodsPosted in Professional Development on October 20, 2016
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February 3, 2015
What’s the Big Picture?
3 Steps to get you and your team up to speed.
When you move into a supervisor or managerial role for the first time, typically you have been doing the work in your business or organization. You have been making the widgets. You have been selling the widgets. You have been supporting the users of the widgets.
As you move into your new role, one skill to learn to help you become even more successful as a leader is to understand “what’s the big picture”. The more you lead with the big picture in mind,...Continue reading
By Emilie ShoopPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on February 3, 2015
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January 2, 2015
What Are You Focusing On In 2015?
How have you developed as a leader this last year?
Now that 2014 has come to a close and 2015 is upon us, we start to do a lot of planning. It is also a great time for reflection. As a new manager, what are you focusing on in 2015?
There are plenty of business areas that you will need to focus on for sure. How about your leadership skills? How have you developed as a leader this year? Did you just take on the role of leader, or have you been at it for a while now?
Reflect on 2014
Take a step back and look...Continue reading
By Emilie ShoopPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on January 2, 2015
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December 2, 2014
How to Have a Healthy Conversation
Connecting with others is the lifeblood of getting work done.
With the well-warranted national conversation on good health, it’s time we talk about another area where health is important – our own conversations.
We’ve got obesity on the national scale and bloated conversations in the workplace.
We’ve got fillers in our food and fillers in our conversations.
We seek workarounds to what we know contributes to good health (exercise, anyone?) like we seek shortcuts when we converse and omit details required for...Continue reading
By Sherri PetroPosted in Professional Development on December 2, 2014
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