Charlie Chaplin once said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” I couldn’t agree more. In this often...
Welcome 2015: The Year of Being Present
Karen Colligan, Jersey shore, Life, Uncategorized, health, life, 0“Wherever you are, be there. If you can be fully present now, you’ll know what it means to live.”...
Forget Ropes Courses and Mandatory Dinners – Let Teams Develop Naturally
Karen Colligan, Communication, Engagement, Teams, Uncategorized, professional and team leadership, team diversity, 0Oh, the dreaded team event. Am I really going to have to balance six feet in the air and...
Working Effectively on a Multi-Generational (Diverse!) Team
Karen Colligan, Diversity, Multi-generational workforce, leadership, team diversity, 0Most workplaces today are a mix of three distinct generations – Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964), Generation X (born 1965-1979)...
Personal Health – More Than Just Diet and Exercise
Karen Colligan, Life, Organizational health, People, Work-life balance, health, life, 0When you think about what it takes to keep fit and healthy, probably the first two things that come...
Let’s Talk about Organizational Health
Karen Colligan, Engagement, Leadership, Life, Organizational health, People, Teams, Work-life balance, employee satisfaction, leadership, people, 0Personal health is a hot topic these days, with myriad applications and devices to record our steps, our calories,...
Putting Your Job Search Plan Into Action
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Job search, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Career, job search, 0In my last blog, I gave you some tips to get started on your job search – commit to...
5 Tips to Jump Start Your Job Search
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Job search, Career, job opportunity, job search, 0If you’ve been putting off looking for a new opportunity because of summer play and the kids being out...
Overcoming the Barriers to Your Success
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Learning, Life, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Career, Get Real Guide to Your Career, life, 0In this crazy world where we are so busy trying to get things done (due yesterday!) and, frankly, a...
Avoiding that Difficult Conversation? Don’t!
Karen Colligan, Communication, conflict resolution, communication, fear, 0If you’ve got a difficult conversation brewing and you keep putting it off, you are not alone. According to...
Invest in Your People – Invest in Your Future
Karen Colligan, Engagement, Leadership, People, Performance, Professional development, Succession planning, Uncategorized, bench strength, employee satisfaction, leadership, people, 0Employee engagement has been a hot topic for awhile now, with some pretty staggering statistics around engaged vs. disengaged...
Succession Planning – Not a Nice-to-Have, a MUST-HAVE
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Leadership, Professional development, Succession planning, leadership, strategy, 0Companies succeed in large part because of strong leadership. Yet, according to a recent succession planning survey by Human...