Kids are out of school soon but you can learn a new set of skills! APLS Group is delivering a live workshop, Everything DiSC Workplace® Facilitator Certification, June 6-7, in Raleigh, NC. We are offering summer discount rate of $1995 (reg $2495) for the Certification class and $995 (reg $1195) for materials kit. 15 PDCs @SHRM… Read more »
Productive Conflict
Conflict at work can be extremely stressful for the parties involved. During a conflict situation, it’s easy and natural to fall into the trap of blaming the other person, with negative emotions clouding judgement. That is why having a toolkit for taking blame out of the equation and replacing it with understanding and accountability can… Read more »
Five Crucial Steps for Team Building
An organization is only as good as its teamwork. While it’s tempting to blame individuals for dysfunction, neglecting to take the steps to build a cohesive team is often the root cause behind a team’s failing, or even simply lackluster, performance. A helpful toolkit we use at APLS Group for understanding foundational behaviors for team… Read more »
APLS Sponsors Women’s Event
Learn how to manifest your dreams and goals in a fun environment! Supplies, food, and wine are all included!!! We are excited to have @traveling.gastronomist lead our yoga session and Author Catherine Scott-Pain,Survival,and Overcoming as our motivational speaker! Learn a simple way to make a powerful vision board. As you are creating your board enjoy tasting some… Read more »
How to Succeed at New Year’s Resolutions
The beginning of the new year is a time to pause and think about what we would like for ourselves in the future. Many, if not most of us, at least contemplate New Year’s resolutions, if only to dismiss them as inevitably bound to fail. In fact, some of us have already resigned ourselves… Read more »
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 it can benefit your organization. Building affirmation and recognition into your organization’s culture will enable… Read more »
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, situational leadership adapts to the demands of a specific situation. Leaders who employ… Read more »
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 the world to their work lives. The interplay of these different behavioral styles at work… Read more »
Employee Learning Lets the Light In
It’s inevitable, and often positive, that we fall into habits at work. We learn ways to do our jobs that work well, or at least well enough, and these habitual ways of thinking and behaving enable us to get things done as needed. The problem with rote ways of thinking and doing is that they… Read more »
Nanci is Speaking at NCSHRM 2018!
Please join Nanci Appleman-Vassil, founder/CEO of APLS Group, for her workshop 18 Common Mistakes Leaders Make at NCSHRM’s Legendary Leadership conference on September 25 in Pinehurst, NC. Attendees will learn to identify the common pitfalls of leadership and walk away with tips and tools for leadership success. For workshop times, please visit https://ncshrm.site-ym.com/mpage/microspeakers.
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