All the Halloween chocolate is gone, so time to start planning your annual kick-off meeting to energize and focus your team for 2025! A little planning before the end of this year can make a tangible impact on your team for next year and help make sure you don’t find yourself in a squeeze during […]
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Decision-Making in a Fast-Paced World: Lessons from the Fireground
This is the first in a series of articles building on my experiences as a volunteer firefighter nearly 30 years ago. Over time, I’ve seen how the fire service systematically builds critical skills—skills that are just as valuable in today’s corporate world. Though centuries old, these core firefighter traits are essential for anyone who wants […]
Don’t delay, start planning your 2024 kick-off today!
As the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reminds us, “Don’t Panic”! You have time to start thinking about your annual kick-off meeting to energize and focus your team for 2024. A little planning before the end of this year can make a tangible impact on your team for next year and help make sure you […]
We all agree…we want a great 2023!
With holiday ads and Mariah Carey tunes the world is telling you that the New Year is around the corner! NOW is the time to start thinking about your annual kick-off meeting to energize and focus your team for 2023. A little thought and planning before the end of this year can make a tangible […]
What are you planning to do to kick-off 2022?
NOW is the time to start thinking about your annual kick-off meeting to energize and focus your team for 2022. A little thought and planning before the end of this year can make a tangible impact on your team for next year and help make sure you don’t find yourself in a squeeze during the holidays.
“Trust but verify”?
“Trust but verify.” This quote made famous by Ronald Reagan when discussing nuclear disarmament. It raises the age-old question, is trust given or is it earned? In practice it is both. One person takes the risk of trusting someone else, while the other proves out whether they are trustworthy or not. Charles H. Green co-wrote […]
The times they are a changin’
Change Management holds the key to holding on to the parts of the past that help, and letting go of the things that don’t.
I thought team building was supposed to help???
Team building is an essential part of creating and maintaining a high performing team. The chosen activity can make or break the experience!
Bringing in-person and virtual participants together in a hybrid meeting
Succeed in your next hybrid meeting (mix of in-person and virtual participants) by treating everything and everyone as if they were virtual.
Let’s deal with it: constructive conflict
Understanding differences in needs and values is a key step in constructive conflict.