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Help with Cross Functional Teams

Help! Is It Possible to Improve Teamwork in a Cross-Team Environment? How Do I Do it? The above question is one that is frequently asked by customers and clients who are experiencing...

Middle Managers: Gatekeepers of Success

What is the biggest driver of profitability for an organization? A deep-dive analysis by Gallup unearthed a finding that they identified as “the single most profound, distinct, and clarifying finding” in 80...

Development Opportunities for Supervisors: Top 12 Resources & Tools

Supervising can be extremely rewarding but also challenging—there are varying personalities, communication styles, skill sets, and roadblocks to manage, all while trying to maintain high-quality output. The good news is, there are...

Real-Time Feedback as a Coaching Strategy: The Pros & Cons

In a recent study, only 14 percent of employees strongly agreed that performance reviews motivate them to improve. Though annual performance reviews can offer good insight, these meetings often occur too late...

Agile Leadership

We live and work in a world of never-ending change that is accelerating all the time. This dynamic creates opportunities and challenges for every organization. The capacity to react quickly when a...

How to Be a Leader at Work in Any Role

Being a leader of any type can be a daunting responsibility, but as you adopt a leadership mindset and incorporate a few actions into your day-to-day activities, you can be a highly...

The 5 Most-Needed Qualities for Leadership in Healthcare

The healthcare industry is complex and dynamic. In fact, the opportunity for improvement in healthcare is estimated to be more than $500 billion. Clearly, there are many opportunities for growth, and healthcare...

Making Difficult Conversations Easier: 3 Quick Tips

Why Can’t We Talk? A survey* of nearly 10,000 employees across 272 organizations revealed that a shocking 81% of people in a leadership or managerial role regularly avoid courageous conversations with their...

5 Stages of Conflict Resolution

Eighty-five percent of all employees will experience conflict in the workplace. Often, team members, employees, and leaders have the desire to find a resolution to conflict and differences, but don’t know how...

4 Ways to Sharpen Your Strategic-Thinking Skills

In a recent survey, 97% of 10,000 senior leaders surveyed said that being strategic was the leadership behavior most important to their organization’s success—but another study indicated that fully 96% of leaders...