One 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...
Midpoint Musings – A Plan for the Rest of the Year
Karen Colligan, Learning, Life, Performance, Professional development, personal development plan, skill set, working on a dream, 0In the leadership development workshops I conduct I always include some kind of action planning at the end. After...
The Year of Being Present – How’s It Going?
Karen Colligan, Health, Life, People, Work-life balance, health, people, 2In January I declared 2015 “The Year of Being Present” and invited you, gentle readers, to join me. Well,...
How About a Little Kindness?
Karen Colligan, Health, Life, People, Personalities, Uncategorized, health, people, 0I’m always amazed – and encouraged – by the countless examples of human kindness and generosity that emerge in...
What is Your Leadership Mantra?
Karen Colligan, Leadership, Learning, Personalities, Professional and team leadership, leadership, personality types, 0One of the activities I often incorporate into the Leadership Workshops I facilitate is having each participant develop their...
Tips for Adapting to Different Personalities on Your Team
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, Personalities, Teams, communication, diversity, team diversity, 0As I often say, the best teams are composed of people with a variety of skills, experience, points of...
Adapting Your Extraversion to the Introverts on Your Team
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, Leadership, People, leadership, personality types, 0More than one-third of the world’s population are introverts, according to Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of...
Lessons from Improv: “And” not “But”
Karen Colligan, Communication, Leadership, Life, Professional development, communication, leadership, 0One of the things I do in my business (and love to do) is speak to all sizes and...
Time to be Accountable to Yourself!
Karen Colligan, Accountability, Learning, Life, health, planning, working on a dream, 0When was the last time you woke up and decided it was going to be “your day” and you...