The Power of One Minute
Posted onThere’s a lot at stake, especially as we all juggle our personal and professional lives in this modern world. This is why one of my biggest takeaways was the power of “microsteps.” Research-based and effective, these simple practices make wellness, resilience, and thriving closer with each minute.
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Storytelling Can Drive a Culture of Wellness
Posted onWhen it comes to mental health and your organizational culture, storytelling reduces isolation, creates community, and reduces the stigma of mental health. Revealing details of your life and experiences can be uncomfortable, but it can have a profound impact.
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Whole-Life Leadership for a New World
Posted onIt is not just what people do that matters. What matters is “how” they make their way through the challenges the world is facing and how they support their family and the community around them.
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Patricia Hayes: Vulnerability and Strategy are the Keys to Growth
Posted onWith 30 years of experience in public policy, Patricia Hayes is a strategist at heart. Whether it’s policy or people, she can quickly identify the issues blocking growth and help executives create a plan to achieve those goals. She is also passionate about the communities we build around us and shares insights about nurturing and reconnecting with your network.
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Allison Li: Fine-Tune Your System and Build Emotional Resilience
Posted onAllison is passionate about process self-improvement and unlocking emotional resilience. She brings ten years of engineering and tech industry expertise, a multicultural sensibility, and a philosophy grounded in science-based solutions to her coaching and consulting work. In this profile, Allison also shares her ideas for leading your teams as they come back to the shared workspace.
Read more…Leadership + Executive Presence for Our New Normal
Posted onWe asked Elizabeth Goins, our resident executive communication director, to summarize some of the trends she’s seeing, and some new ‘best practices’ for communicating and leading effectively in virtual and hybrid workspaces.
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Elizabeth Goins: Executive Presence Starts With Communication
Posted onElizabeth’s leadership philosophy encompasses one word, COMMUNICATION. Today’s leaders must communicate to relay information, but perhaps more importantly, they must inspire and influence others.
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Jordan Mercedes Gets to the Heart of the Matter
Posted onOver the past 5+ years as an executive coach, Jordan has learned a lot about what it takes to be an effective leader. She enjoys working in partnership with smart, accomplished visionaries and is constantly fascinated by how they contribute to the world with the work they do.
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Unleash Mindful Creativity with Melinda Rothouse
Posted onA multifaceted facilitator and coach, Melinda Rothouse is also a musician, a photographer, and an author. She recently published a book on how leaders can create cultures of innovation through mindfulness-based creativity and collaboration. The book, A Mindful Approach to Team Creativity and Collaborations in Organizations, reached #1 Bestseller in New Releases in several categories on Amazon on launch day. People appreciate learning about the research on mindfulness and creativity and the practical tools they can put to use with their teams.
Read more…3 DEI Rockstars You Should Meet
Posted onMany organizations are looking at their DEI initiatives in the wake of recent headlines. My team has been heartened by our clients’ proactivity on this issue. They have rolled up their sleeves, started the work, and are refining their efforts through action.
These three women have been doing a tremendous amount of work around DEI initiatives in organizations. Learn a bit about what excites them in their work.
Read more…Social Justice Resources for Informed and Engaged Leaders
Posted onAs leaders in our organizations, we must be willing to engage with issues that make us uncomfortable. When it comes to racial justice, now, more than ever, our people and our communities at large are asking us to roll up our sleeves. We’ve collected a list of resources for you, whether you are just getting started or want to dig in a little deeper.
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17 Ways to Care for Your Body, Mind + Spirit During Quarantine
Posted onWe’re betting that you have been tested these past few weeks and have experienced resistance in ways you never thought possible. Here’s a curated list of all sorts of goodness for your mind, body, and spirit for this very weird time period.
A Better Way to Meeting: Smooth Flight
Posted onOur resident Improv Performer and Trainer, Shana Merlin, leads us through an exercise, based on the work of Dr. Rick Brinkman, that will improve any meeting, whether video, conference call, or in-person.
Leadership Currency: What Is It and How To Earn It
Posted onLeadership Currency: A new leadership mindset for 2020
Carla Harris, speaker, author, and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley talks about two kinds of reputation and influence you build in your career, performance currency, and relationship currency. Combined, we like to refer to these as your leadership currency. In this video, Lead Trainer and Creative Executive Coach, Lauren Russo explains leadership currency and why effective leaders both earn it and spend it across their careers.
Create Momentum with Structured Freedom
Posted onThe most creative and rebellious amongst us bristle with the word structure. And most of us would place it at odds with the word freedom. But, the right kind of structure is a necessary element of freedom. We’re talking about structure, in its most perfect form: Structured Freedom.
Everyone understands the value of having some structure to meet our team and individual goals, but most of us tend to deploy structure in two inefficient ways: too much and too little. The key is finding the balance, finding the right structure framework, one that creates momentum for you, and your team.
Why We Love Improv For Teams
Posted onImprov For The Win!
What is fun and can help you practice risk-taking and communication at all levels? Improv! In this leadership video, we’re talking about why we love this for teams.
Navigating Conflict in the Workplace
Posted onThree Tools to Help You Address Conflict
Deftly navigating conflict in the workplace is never fun, but it’s imperative to being an effective leader. In this leadership video, learn about our three favorite tools for addressing conflict at work. Get beyond the conflict by understanding priorities, scope, and social threat triggers for yourself and the other party.
Motivating People Up, Down, and Across Your Organization
Posted onHow to Motivate Others
You inspire and galvanize your direct reports, but how do you motivate people across your organization? In this leadership video, get insights into our two favorite strategies for motivating others above, below, and across your organization.
Level-up Without Leaving Others Behind
Posted onYour People Deserve Better Team-Building
Team building should be more than just swag t-shirts. Design a team-building experience that’s worthy of your smart, talented, and engaged people. In this leadership video, we are talking about the three filters you should use to evaluate your next team-building experience.
Create a Leadership Development Program That Sticks
Posted onLeadership Development Programs: Four Resources to Consider
Considering creating a leadership development program for your organization? In this video, we discuss the four things you need to think about before you start.