How to Give & Get Better Feedback
How to Give & Get Better FeedbackBuilding Stronger Relationships Through Feedbackby Christine Mutch | June 2023Feedback: Most of us are loathe to give it, but really would love to receive it - from positive affirmation to constructive criticism. After all, who among us doesn’t wonder what others are *really* thinking, or want to be as...
The Power of Strengths-Based Leadership
The Power of Strengths-Based OrganizationsHow to Utilize CliftonStrengths to Boost Productivity, Retention, and Well-Beingby Kat Schulte | May 2023 It is no surprise that we love talking about strengths around here. And while we love talking with individuals about their strengths, we are even more excited about the magic that happens when the...
Games for Your Next Employee Engagement Event
Our Favorite GamesTry out one of these games at your next team event by Vanessa Rodriguez | April 2023Our team loves the way games can infuse connection and FUN into an ordinary evening with friends but have you considered adding games to your next employee engagement event? The work we do with our clients is often deep and meaningful, so...
Above and Below the Line
Above and Below the LineLocate yourself using this self-leadership tool by Greg Mutch | April 2023 We are all amazing humans with the capacity to be open, curious, empathetic, creative, and intentional. But not all the time. We are all going to get triggered, flip our lid, and lose our shit (at work and at home). It’s in those moments that so...
What’s In Your Bag?
What’s In Your Bag?They say it’s rude to look in a woman’s purse…by Vanessa Rodriguez | March 2023Hello, March! We can't believe you're already here. Lots of things have changed over the past few months. We have fresh programs in the works, new goals, and two new faces on the team (Hi, Becca + Joseph!). But one thing hasn’t changed is using this...
AGC’s Favorite Books
AGC's Favorite BooksIt's no secret that we love books around here, so we rounded up a few of our current faves. by the AGC Team | March 2023Hey there reader! In honor of National Reading Month we gathered up a list of some of our team's current favorite books. They are listed in three sections: Non-Fiction, Leadership and Fiction. If you would...
5 Ways to Read More Books
5 Ways to Read More BooksHow Mark VanDellen Read 52 Books Last Year by Mark VanDellen | March 2023 How did I read 52+ books in one year? I cheated! Or at least that is what a bunch of people have told me. Before I tell you how I cheated, let me take you back to the awkward kid with buck teeth and one piece of hair that would always stick up who...
Rock the Check-In
Rock the Check-InAn easy guide for meaningful and effective 1:1s with your teamby Kat Schulte | February 2023 The check-in. This simple often overlooked management practice holds the potential to revoluntionize work together in unexpected ways. As you kick off a whole new year, we are here with a fresh structure to help you ROCK check-ins with...
Why Values Aren’t Working
Why Values Aren't WorkingGreg shares how clear values can transform at the individual and collective level.by Greg Mutch | January 2023 At the age of 38 I would have told you that I was living a good and principled life marked by community, humor and service. I was in a good place. And then I wasn’t. I was let go from my job and really confused...
AGC’s Favorite Ice Breakers
AGC's Favorite Ice BreakersIs it getting warm in here?by Vanessa Rodriguez | November 2022If you’ve ever joined one of our programs, then you know exactly how we start each session- ICEBREAKERS! It’s our favorite way to get to know our participants and spark easy connection. So for this month’s Fun Blog, we thought we’d let you get to know us...
What’s Right With People
What's Right With PeopleDrive engagement by looking for the positive.by Kat Schulte | November 2022 Employee Engagement – the level of enthusiasm and dedication a worker feels toward their job – is on the agenda of business leaders now more than ever. We know that engaged employees are more productive, healthier, and contribute to healthier...
Two Truths and a Lie
Two Truths and a LieHonesty is not a core value.by Vanessa Rodriguez | October 2022Authenticity, Transformation, Humor, Human.Kind, Connection, Creative-Experimentation, and WisdomThese are our company values. They are at the forefront of our minds when working with our clients and when we work as a team. They are the foundation that we build our...
Top 10 Benefits to a Gratitude Practice
Top 10 Benefits to a Gratitude PracticeBonus: our team shares the most unusual things we are grateful for lately.by Kari Bergman | October 2022 Alright y’all. This is going to be a quickie. There are infinite articles on gratitude. Why it is good, why you should do it, practices for how. This blog is not going to add anything new to the mix, but...
AGC’s Guide To Thriving in GR
AGC’s Guide To Thriving in GRDon’t even try to tell us you are bored in Grand Rapids. by Vanessa Rodriguez | September 1, 2022 One of our most well kept secrets at AGC is that we LOVE to have FUN! Okay, so maybe that’s not a secret… but it is the truth. Which is why our team jumped at Kat’s brilliant idea of putting together AGC’s Guide To...
Representation Matters
Representation MattersWake up world, and witness the power of women in leadershipby Kat Schulte | Aug 31, 2022 Messages we shout from the rooftops at AG Collaborative are that anyone can be a leader and that everyone has influence. And while we believe what we shout, we hold with it the tension that women are not afforded a seat at the table as...
Two Essential Truths About Confidence
Two Essential Truths About ConfidenceAbbey reconciles her lifelong search for confidence with the wise words of Derek Hough on American Idol by Abbey Johnston | July 28, 2022 I will start with a part of my story I don’t share much. The part about me as an awkward chubby kid who was painfully self-conscious and a regular muse for bullies. I...
The Inner Game of Leadership
The Inner Game of LeadershipBurning down inner scripts to lead with authenticity and meaningful impact.by Greg Mutch | June 27, 2022 You won’t become the leader you were meant to be without burning some things down.Things most likely to catch fire? Our inner scripts. Here are a few of mine:Be Likable.Go along to get along.Don’t ruffle...
The Six Invitations of Expansive Impact
The 6 Invitations of Expansive ImpactSarah Young gives an overview of her brand new book.by Sarah Young | June 1, 2022 Hello, AG Collaborative Community! I'm Sarah Young, founder of Zing Collaborative and author of Expansive Impact: An Invitation to Lead in Everyday Moments. It is a pleasure to join you here on the AG Collaborative blog. Today, I...