by Audrey Ryan | Oct 28, 2020 | Other
Good leaders are easy to ID once they’re in their role. And so are bad ones. Good leaders boost engagement and productivity while bad ones stall them out like a teenager driving a stick shift. Putting responsibility in the hands of the right person determines so many...
by Audrey Ryan | Oct 8, 2020 | Other
Many of us watched the first Presidential debate between President Donald Trump and incumbent Vice President Joe Biden. If you were struggling to hear the messages coming across from both gentlemen, you’re not alone. No matter what your political views, we can all...
by Audrey Ryan | Sep 18, 2020 | Other
Leaders have their hands full. They’re dealing with the aftermath of COVID-19’s economic shakeup, rebuilding their teams, and rebuilding a forward-moving strategy. Added to that now are the concerns of equality and inclusion. Since May 26th, protests for racial...
by Audrey Ryan | Jul 28, 2020 | Other
Ok, admittedly, the word “engagement” gets thrown around a lot in the world of management and leadership training. But “engagement” rose to buzzword status because a growing body of evidence shows it’s a factor that impacts everything from turnover and productivity to...
by Audrey Ryan | Jun 18, 2020 | Other
As CBS News put it in a recent report, COVID-19 may have ended the stigma around people working from home. For many companies across the US, productivity has not slowed. Although employees and managers still don’t have answers to what the future holds in terms of...
by Audrey Ryan | May 6, 2020 | Other
In a previous post, What is EQ, and What’s in it for You?, we looked at the difference between EQ and IQ, and what that difference means for people at work. It’s true that more research supports the existence of an “EQ edge”. To go a little deeper, EQ isn’t something...
by Audrey Ryan | Apr 15, 2020 | Other
If you’re a professional struggling with feelings of powerlessness and uncertainty, it’s probably difficult for you to sit idly by waiting for the latest news updates and troubling market reports. Many of us in the business community are finding it hard to concentrate...
by Audrey Ryan | Mar 26, 2020 | Other
As Covid-19 descends upon our country, those of us in the business community are grappling with an ever-changing reality. Many business leaders are making difficult choices and piecing together plans to move forward through unprecedented challenges. Employees and...
by Audrey Ryan | Mar 16, 2020 | Other
On this week’s Droztalks.com podcast, Curt Archambault discusses the power of Everything DiSC and the transformative work that People & Performance Strategies does with companies across the country. In his interview with Droztalks host, public speaker, and...
by Audrey Ryan | Mar 8, 2020 | Other
This image is from a scanning electron microscope. COVID-19 coronavirus is seen in yellow, emerging from cells (in blue and pink) cultured in the lab. NIAID-RML The Coronavirus, or Covid-19 is affecting companies due to the ripple effect across US business and...