The first step to leadership success is self-awareness. Self-awareness is the foundation upon which trust is cultivated, decisions are...
Archive for category: Behavioral assessments
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...
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...
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...
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...
Qualities of an Extraordinary Leader
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Bruce springsteen, Leadership, leadership development, success, communication, leadership, leadership development, 0With every aspect of our businesses constantly changing, we require leaders that are able to adapt quickly and be...
Leadership Development – A Shared Responsibility
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, leadership development, learning and development, self-awareness, Uncategorized, leadership, personal development plan, 0In my last blog I wrote about the importance of leadership development at all levels. And, as I said,...
Achieving Clarity and Focus as a Leader
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Leadership, Learning, Professional development, leadership, 0One of my goals in the Leadership Workshops I facilitate is to help participants achieve clarity around who they...
Stressed? Time to Evaluate Priorities!
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Health, People, Stress, communication, health, personality types, 0Seventy-five percent to 90% of all doctor’s office visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints, according to the National...
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...