The first step to leadership success is self-awareness. Self-awareness is the foundation upon which trust is cultivated, decisions are...
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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...
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...
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...
Leading Through Hybrid Workplace Challenges
Karen Colligan, leadership development, Personal development, Personalities, self-awareness, success, Succession planning, communication, leadership, leadership development, personal development plan, 0As we navigate the hybrid workplace, it is expected that there will be team-related challenges. To help prevent this,...
Personalities Play a Key Role in High Performing Teams
Karen Colligan, Leadership, Personalities, Professional and team leadership, Teams, leadership, personality assessments, team diversity, 0As leaders, we know that to achieve team goals we need complementary skills and experience on our team. But...
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...
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...