Best wishes for a warm and wonderful Holiday Season! May all your hopes and dreams come true in the...
Archive for year: 2015
Last month I attended the Phoenix Society’s World Burn Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. The World Burn Congress is an...
What To Do When You Are Overextended
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Organizational health, Personalities, Work-life balance, life, people, stress, 0Work-related stressors and the maladies they cause, like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and decreased mental health, are more deadly than...
Ditch the Labels and Discover the Real YOU
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Learning, People, Personalities, people, personality types, 0Probably most of us have wondered, at some point in our lives, “who am I?” Or, as Stephen Colbert...
Each Work Style Brings Value to the Team
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, Teams, Uncategorized, leadership, personality types, team diversity, 0We all tend to gravitate toward people who are like us. This is true in our friendships, our relationships...
When Opportunity Knocks, Be Ready!!!
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Learning, Professional development, Career, opportunity, personal development plan, 0It’s that Back to School time of year, and as we happily watch our kids embark on a new...
What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation?
Karen Colligan, Health, Jersey shore, Life, Work-life balance, health, life, 0When I was in school, often our first assignment was to write an essay about what we did for...
Resist “Flavor of the Month” People Initiatives
Karen Colligan, Communication, company culture, Engagement, Leadership, People, communication, people, 0One of the common concerns among the leadership teams I work with at various organizations is – “How do...
Why Employees Stay
Karen Colligan, Communication, company culture, Engagement, Leadership, employee satisfaction, people, 0A lot has been written about why employees leave – poor leadership, lack of advancement, compensation, and increasingly, work/life...
Retention Begins at Hiring – 5 Tips for Doing it Right
Karen Colligan, Communication, company culture, Engagement, Leadership, People, communication, leadership, people, 0I’ve worked with several organizations recently who were preparing for major hiring efforts in anticipation of launching a new...
5 Best Practices for Giving Effective Feedback
Karen Colligan, Communication, Engagement, Leadership, Performance, leadership, people, 0An essential part of your role as a leader is to develop your employees, both by coaching to their...