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Four Mechanisms to Solicit Feedback and Measure Success
Concrete data points—quantitative and qualitative—can help you engage stakeholders throughout your projects and provide baselines to measure progress between your current and desired states over time. To support you, here are four proven techniques that work well together.
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Whether you’re looking to advance yourself, improve team dynamics, or guide your organization through change, you have goals and objectives. I want to help you attain them.
What Kind of Team Player are You?
According to FIRO theory, each of us play roles on teams depending on our own needs in relation to the interpersonal needs of other team members. Our individual FIRO scores can predict which team roles we are likely to play.
Clear Out Your Brain Clutter Using This Tool
The “stop, start, continue,” method is widely used in change management for transition planning. The goal is to help individuals and teams prioritize and focus on their new paths and assignments.
Three Tips to Prioritize and Set Boundaries for Yourself
A critical step in taking care of yourself is blocking the time to do so. This means prioritizing and setting up the necessary boundaries to give as much time to yourself as you would to someone else.
Looking to Foster Collaboration? Start With A Shared Purpose
One of the most effective ways to unify teams is by crafting a shared purpose that everyone can rally around and work towards. A purpose statement unifies, inspires, and motivates the team to move forward, together.
Use this Four Step Method to Make Effective Decisions
Effective decision-making requires gathering information from a variety of perspectives and applying sound methods of evaluating that information. The Myers-Briggs® “Zig Zag Process,” is a type-based approach to making better choices and problem-solving.
Five Strategies to Keep You Motivated During Your Job Search
Recently I was asked “how can I stay motivated during a job search?” It reminded me how hard it is to remain focused when working through change. The question inspired me to share five strategies that have helped me stay motivated throughout my career, when searching and interviewing for my next position.
Interviewing Insight: Asking The Right Questions To Decide If The Company Culture is Right For You
There are many aspects to consider when looking for a new job, and culture is one of them. Most try to understand company culture by reading websites and asking questions about company values and perks. However, what you may be able to learn from those channels does not answer the most important questions.
Five Quick Steps to Get Your Message Across
This self-guided exercise introduces you to the Message Triangle. This tool is designed to help you get your message across in a compelling, concise, and credible manner.
Are You Reliable?
Are you reliable? Seems like a simple question, where one’s immediate reaction is “of course, I am.” On further reflection, many of us may recognize the opportunity to improve our reliability or to coach others.