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Strategies for Managing a Sticky Wicket
Great News! We absolutely have the ability to shift our attention...and the caveat is provided we are aware and awake enough and have a decent level of self-observation skills to know where our attention is at any given moment. And I can hear the refrain, how can I be...
Resilience is Deceptive
I just celebrated a milestone birthday, and it’s making me reflect on my life so far. This month’s topic is resilience, and looking back on my life, I can see moments that I now know demonstrated resilience although at the time I probably would have said I was just...
Flourish or Fold?
Most of us know one. That person—friend, family member, colleague or leader—who continues to emerge stronger and wiser after being “knocked down” by life. Time and again, we see them grow exponentially from their setbacks. We marvel at how they contend with tough...
3 Ways To Practice Everyday Resilience
One of the most essential qualities a leader can possess is resilience. Regardless of whether it’s facing new professional or personal challenges we are all seeing faster and more continuous cycles of disruption and change these days. An article in Forbes defines...
Happy Fourth of July!
Let Freedom Ring! Happy Fourth of July!
Look Beyond the Differences: Working with a Multigenerational Workforce
A study of whitepapers, articles, blogs and tweets reveals a plethora of information on the multi-generational workforce today. Many focus on pointing out the differences between the generations in terms of work ethic, needs and wants, ways to manage, and how keep...
Six Down, Six to Go. Are You Willing to Begin Again?
We are half way through 2018. Let that sink in. As cliché as it may sound, many of us feel like it was January 1st, just yesterday. Perhaps you started the year by developing a list of resolutions or intentions – things you wanted to accomplish in 2018. You were “all...
Integration — Simple, Not Easy
As I sit here writing this on a Friday afternoon, I'm consumed. My best friend in the whole world is about to pass on to the next part of life's journey. I have sat with her many times recently, including this past Sunday. It feels like it won't be long now. This week...
All Onboard? 5 Tips on Helping New Hires Thrive
Chances are, your organization has recently recruited and hired new employees. Your talent management strategy likely included a series of well-defined steps - such as defining how the new role would fit into the larger goals and priorities of the business - to...
Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedom. Let's build upon the significance of this day of remembrance, and encourage every opportunity to show our gratitude, every day of the year.
Is Entering a Strategic Partnership the Right Decision–Answer These 5 Questions to Find Out
I have been working with two companies exploring a strategic partnership. While the intended outcome is that the two companies merge, first we are examining if the individuals involved–all with strong entrepreneurial spirits–can work together under the same roof. In...
A Roadmap for Opportunity
Deciding to form like-minded strategic business partnerships makes sense. Collaborating provides additional avenues to scale your business, build your brand reputation, get access to a broader audience, and help increase market share. Knowing who, how and when to join...
“Collaborate”
“Collaborate” – from Webster’s 1: to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor An international team of scientists collaborated on the study. 2: to cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an...
8 Tips to Build a Strategic Partnership
Companies decide to form strategic business partnerships for many reasons. Collaboration is useful. It offers the ability to develop existing resources and find new ways to thrive in the marketplace. Strategic partnerships can keep you in the driver seat and expand...
Use the Right Priorities to Fuel Growth
This month's theme is growing your business. One of the challenges we see, when an organization is growing, is the abundance of goals and initiatives that leaders set and, often struggle to accomplish, because of the urgent demands of the day-to-day business. Though...
Got (Relevant) Growth?
For companies to succeed, they need to focus on the critical components of profitability and growth. Every company, regardless of size and annual revenue, has its own unique path to optimize these factors. There are even some commonalities that all successful...
Scaling. More Than Just Getting Bigger.
Have you ever wondered what “scaling” a business is really all about, but been afraid to ask? Great. Let’s explore the concept – within the context of this month’s focus on business growth. We’ll identify a few critical success factors and share a few resources to...
Simple Truths
Sometimes it pays to be skeptical. However, if you find the short, simple truth staring you in the face and it relates to how to grow your business … maybe it’s a good idea to stop, hit “Pause,” and listen up. Here it is: If you are ready to grow your business commit...
How Will I Know*?
Spring “sprung” last week. Well, more or less. This year, as the vernal equinox shifted on March 20th, many of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere said a fond “Adieu!” to winter and happily celebrated the transition to the first “official” day of a new season. And...
Increasing Self-Awareness through Self-Observation
Our theme this month has been self-awareness and I can’t let this month close without talking about the skill of self-observation. Self-awareness arises from our ability to know ourselves from the inside-out. Self-observation is the skill to do that. In each of us, we...
The Real Cost of Doing Business
Plain and simply put, “To be an effective leader you need to understand yourself as well as your impact on others.” Everywhere you look, it’s easy to see examples of leaders who charge ahead, adopting a take-no-prisoners stance. These leaders then often are taken by...
Take Time to Invest in Self-Awareness
If there’s one thing we believe, it’s that for real transformation to occur understanding yourself is vital. Self-awareness, all those large and small insights you gain through making mistakes – as well as also paying attention to your successes – enables you to keep...
Lessons Learned about Relationships: An Enneagram Nine’s Journey
How many relationships do you have in your life that are peaceful and harmonious? For years, that was my main relationship goal. As an Enneagram Nine, I was hardwired to do whatever it took to avoid conflict and keep things peaceful and harmonious in all my personal...
Ask Our Friend – Q: “How Important is a Leader’s Relationship with Themselves?”
Meet Marilyn Finch Williams, LCSW/Founder of MEDIAN Center for Resilience and Brain Training! Our "Ask a Friend" content feature is designed to provide our Transform community members with access to professional subject matter experts who provide answers and insights...
Partnerships
This is a shout-out to Theresa for being the “Best Business Partner” in the world. Yes, I’m biased– just so we have that out of the way. However, I can make a solid case for it being the truth, at least my truth. We’ve seen many super partnerships in our 22 years as...
Searching for Longevity? Focus on Strengthening Your Relationships
Have you given much thought to what it takes to live to 100 or beyond? ICYMI, Susan Pinker has! Watch this outtake from her TEDTalk to learn more about the surprising predictors of a long, healthy life: According to Pinker, a Canadian psychologist and author of The...
Creating an Innovative Culture One Step at a Time
To be honest, this month’s theme of Innovation leaves me a little dizzy. While intellectually I agree that innovation is a must for a company to stay ahead of the curve, my gut resists when I look at my “To-Do” list and I move back up to my head and think, “How do I...
Inviting “Messengers” Helps Drive Innovation
IN BRIEF: Innovation is no longer a specialized activity or effort that exists inside a dedicated organizational silo. Continued advances in interactive technologies and social platforms along with a growing acceptance of crowdsourcing methodologies offers companies,...
Oh, Everyone Loves a Class Field Trip!
Creating lasting enthusiasm and buy-in for new behaviors, possibilities, ideas and customer experiences requires a formal, on-going commitment from organizational leaders. You already know this. If you need your team to approach problem solving by thinking differently...
Empowering Innovation to Drive Growth
"All organizations need one core competency: innovation." –PETER DRUCKER, MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Big ideas have always been at the core of changing how the world works and lives. We live in a time when people who have new ideas – and understand how to eliminate...
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