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 hated reading.
The check- in. This simple but often overlooked management practice holds the potential to revolutionize work together in unexpected ways. Here is a fresh structure to help you ROCK check-ins with your team.
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 about what I was going to do.
We’ve got a mess in the middle of our organizations. The majority of high-potential people hit a development ceiling as individual contributors and have the choice to take a leap into management. They are so good at what they do, the next right thing is to manage others doing the same work, right?
If the great resignation and labor shortages have taught us anything, may it be the value of the HUMANS who work on our teams. We can have an excellent business model or amazing strategy, but without people, we stall out fast. We all instinctively know the value of an amazing employee, teammate, or partner – they are priceless. They can make or break a customer experience, our work culture, our lives
A common (and usually unspoken) expectation in the workplace is that we should “check emotions at the door.” This norm creates a series of rippling effects – increased stress, detachment, and slipping trust. Organizations are suffering, along with the humans inside of them.
Transformation. It is one of our core values and it is at the center of our leadership development work. Essentially it is about growth, change, and possibility. We are about creating better humans for a better world. We get at this by designing transformative experiences that accelerate growth and change for leaders, opening all sorts of possibilities.
In a world of data and dollars, wellbeing can feel a bit irrelevant — or at least foggy, elusive, and hard to track. Put simply, wellbeing is a measure of people’s ability to live a life they value. And it matters. A lot.
We flipped the script. We are in the business of taking organizations and teams on a journey of growth, learning, and transformation. Last year, we embarked on our own journey with an incredible guide – Laurel Romanella – professional EOS implementer. Laurel meets fast-growing companies at their tipping point and takes them on a very specific journey. Breathtaking vistas. Surprising terrain. Heavy lifting. Amazing results.
When we say “we are your partners for people development,” our minds go straight to OST. Our work with their incredible company has unfolded over time like any good love story. It is our honor to partner with them to unleash the potential within their team. To give you an inside peek, we swiped this reflection from Meredith’s desk and just had to share it with you. (Okay, we are kidding. We asked permission first.)
Recently our team moved through an EOS process to name our core values- one of which is human.kind. We lean into this hard by remembering our own humanity, respecting the humanity of all, and offering compassion to ourselves and others along the way.
Hello friends and maybe strangers, but soon to be friends. In this video, Abbey Johnston and Kari Bergman dig into the messy & wild land of confidence. Abbey shows up with transparency and vulnerability – taking us on a journey of her own transformation from self-consciousness to confidence.