An Opportunity For Reflection
As much of the world takes a pause, it’s forcing many of us to turn inward and practice reflection.
See Eye-To-Eye – Literally!
Nanci was asked by Findcourses.com "How do you lead a remote team?" Her answer was insightful and connected: Everywhere you turn people are talking about ‘social distancing’ when it really needs to be labeled as ‘physical distancing.’ Now more than…
Feedback is a Gift
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6709624/video/384741203 Feedback…what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Ugh? If you are like most people, it’s not a positive response. Now imagine if you could change your perception around feedback. As a recipient of feedback, we feel…
The Difference Between Setting Goals and Setting your Intentions.
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6709624/video/384189142 Nanci Appleman-Vassil It is in the New Year that we often think about resolutions, but how often do we reflect on our intentions behind those resolutions? By setting our intentions and not just goals, we begin to change our…
grat·i·tude
Embracing an attitude of gratitude at home, work and in our communities will foster joy and strengthen our relationships.
Resilience in Turbulent Times
Many circumstances can send an organization into crisis. Whatever the reason, the one common theme is it is usually not expected, and there is not a clear plan to handle it. It is how the organization reacts during the crisis that will determine the outcome. The time to prepare for a crisis is before it happens.
Five Things to do to Identify and Retain Fantastic Talent!
Identifying, hiring, training and retaining great talent is quite the investment in time and can be costly to the bottom line. Retaining great people once you have hired them is key to any organization’s success. Ability to Articulate Past Accomplishments…
Top Three Reasons to Build a Culture of Gratitude at Work
You’ve probably heard of the many benefits of gratitude in your personal life -- increased feelings of happiness, improved relationships, better mental health, better immune function and sleep, even improved cardiovascular health -- but you may not have realized how…
How Adaptable Leaders Bring out the Best in Employees
The people in your organization deserve competent leadership, but it’s not always obvious how to cultivate leadership potential. Fortunately, there is clear framework than can help employees develop their effectiveness as leaders: situational leadership. Developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard,…
Harnessing the Power of Work Styles
It’s not just skills and knowledge that determine the success of an employee or team -- the personalities of employees play a crucial role as well. Risk-taking or stability-seeking, direct or diplomatic, people bring very different ways of relating to…