by Audrey Ryan | Feb 28, 2020 | Other
What is EQ? In the coming years, you’ll probably start hearing a lot more about “EQ” and “emotional intelligence.” These terms refer to a person’s ability to detect and empathize with other people’s emotions and also the ability for a person to interpret and regulate...
by Audrey Ryan | Feb 13, 2020 | Other
Sometimes, the worst part about a hard conversation is all the time you spend stewing about it. There’s often a lot of anxiety around not knowing exactly what you’ll say and not knowing how the person will react. In other cases, you know both of these things...
by Audrey Ryan | Jan 29, 2020 | Other
Intentional leadership is another way of describing leadership with focus. You know when it’s present in an organization and you know when it’s missing. Organizations with focused leaders are generally more productive, competitive, and harmonious in terms of their...
by Audrey Ryan | Jan 22, 2020 | Other
A favorite podcast around our office is Two Guys on Your Head, hosted by the University of Texas’s Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke, and produced by Rebecca McInroy. In each episode, the doctors and McInroy discuss and explore how the brain works to shape our...
by Audrey Ryan | Jan 8, 2020 | Other
As we enter another year of the longest labor shortage on record in the US, many companies will struggle to fill roles on all levels. Leadership roles can be some of the most difficult and costly roles to secure, with a smaller pool of qualified candidates available....
by Audrey Ryan | Jan 2, 2020 | Other
Organizations, just like the individuals working inside them, start the New Year with a refreshed outlook and a certain zest for exploring and achieving what’s possible. The holiday time off or the start of a new budget fuels the energy among the team and there’s...
by Audrey Ryan | Dec 19, 2019 | Other
This was so fantastic we had to share it with the rest of the DiSC evangelists out there. Moneytree’s leadership took a Santa-celebrating approach when announcing the company’s upcoming DiSC activities to their team and simply knocked it out of the park!...
by Audrey Ryan | Dec 11, 2019 | Other
Image Credit: Getty Images A lot of companies would like to think they’ve got a good grasp of hiring the right person for their roles, and promoting people that are going to deliver results. But Write Management reports that 1 in 5 workers are in the wrong role. A...
by Audrey Ryan | Dec 4, 2019 | Other
There are really only two major challenges when it comes to change management: Lack of Planning and Lack of Skill Set. Since both can cause change initiatives to fail completely, we’re discussing these pitfalls in two articles. In part one we explored lack of...
by Audrey Ryan | Nov 26, 2019 | Other
Part One: Planning for Change makes it Easier! No company keeps all of its processes the same year after year. In fact, that’s a recipe for bankruptcy. Businesses are a moving target, and hitting the mark requires quick thinking. The marketplace forever changes as...
