The first step to leadership success is self-awareness. Self-awareness is the foundation upon which trust is cultivated, decisions are...
Archive for year: 2023
The Art of Self-Reflection
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Career, Development, Diversity, Engagement, Goal setting, Leadership, Life, Management, Performance, Personal development, Personalities, self-awareness, success, communication, leadership, leadership development, people, personal development plan, 0Personal and professional growth starts with self-reflection. Good leaders take the time to understand their strengths and weaknesses, reflect...
Say Goodbye to the “Sink or Swim” Leadership Approach
Karen Colligan, Communication, Development, Leadership, leadership development, learning and development, Personalities, Professional development, success, Succession planning, Thoughts, approach, communication, goodbye, leadership, people, personal development plan, sink or swim, team diversity, 0All too often, new leaders are put in a “sink or swim” situation, thrown into the deep end of...
The Power of Learning – Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset!
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Development, Engagement, Leadership, leadership development, Learning, learning and development, Life, Personal development, Professional and team leadership, self-awareness, success, Succession planning, Teams, Thoughts, communication, growth mindset, leadership, leadership development, opportunity, personal development plan, team diversity, 0It’s easy to become complacent at the top. When you have been with a company for years and have...
Valuing Generational Differences
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Career planning, Development, Diversity, Engagement, leadership development, Learning, Life, Management, Mentoring, Performance, Personal development, Professional and team leadership, Succession planning, Thoughts, communication, leadership, leadership development, opportunity, personal development plan, team diversity, 0Most workplaces today are a mix of five distinct generations – The Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation...
Employee Development: Building a CULTURE of Learning!
Karen Colligan, Career, company culture, Development, Engagement, Hiring, Interviewing, Kindness, Leadership, learning and development, Personal development, Personalities, Planning, Possibilities, Professional and team leadership, Professional development, Soft skills, Succession planning, Teams, Thoughts, Career, communication, health, leadership, leadership development, life, opportunity, people, personal development plan, team diversity, 0Employee development is a strategic process of helping people to enhance their skills, knowledge, abilities, and performance in places...
Hire for Attitude!
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Communication, Development, Diversity, Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Learning, Management, Mentoring, Soft skills, success, communication, leadership, leadership development, opportunity, people, personal development plan, team diversity, 0Psychologist Carol Dweck has spent her entire career studying attitude and performance, and her study shows that an employee’s...
Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Becoming a Good Leader
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Career planning, Communication, community, company culture, Engagement, Leadership, leadership development, Learning, Personal development, success, communication, leadership, leadership development, opportunity, people, personal development plan, 0Have you experienced seeing a really smart colleague promoted to a leader only to fail because of an inability...
Building A Great Culture – Winning from Within
Karen Colligan, company culture, conflict resolution, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, learning and development, New leaders, Performance, self-awareness, Soft skills, success, communication, leadership, leadership development, opportunity, personal development plan, 0Company culture plays a key role in retaining employees. A great culture, one that provides challenging work, opportunities for...
Workplace Stress: How Can Leaders & Employees Avoid Burnout?
Karen Colligan, Development, Health, leadership development, learning and development, Organizational health, Performance, Personal development, Professional development, self-awareness, communication, leadership, people, personal development plan, 0There has been an uptick in stress in the workplace that is causing a drain on productivity and increasing...
Strategies to Retain Your Employees
Karen Colligan, Accountability, Behavioral assessments, Communication, learning and development, Personalities, Professional and team leadership, Professional development, Career, communication, leadership, leadership development, opportunity, personal development plan, 0Why is it becoming harder to retain employees? The truth is that Organizations and leaders have been forced to...
Identify Your Communication Style to Improve Your Impact
Karen Colligan, Communication, Development, Leadership, leadership development, Professional and team leadership, communication, leadership, leadership development, 0Stephanie doesn’t like receiving praises too often. But as a Director of Operations for a hi-tech Start-up she has...