There are a few keystone behaviors that once established as habits make a significant difference in your leadership effectiveness. One of these habits is to have regularly scheduled 1-on-1 meetings with your direct reports. Managers consistently say, “But I talk to my staff all the time, why do I need a separate meeting?” In [...]
You are busy. Really busy. But here is the uncomfortable question: busy doing what? Stephen Covey gave us a simple but brutal framework for answering that. He sorted all work into four quadrants based on two questions — is it urgent, and is it important? Here is the quick version: Quadrant I is urgent and [...]
Value of a Team Map – Understanding Your Team Using DiSC DiSC is a great tool to help individuals figure out how to communicate and work better with one another. And when a team comes together to experience DiSC, a team map can be created to help team members and the team leader understand some [...]
Job seekers have more options than ever in this competitive job market and as we have learned, their priorities have evolved since before the pandemic. Professional development and lifelong learning have emerged as important benefits that organizations can offer to attract and keep top talent while filling the ever-present skills gap created by The Great [...]
Does your team struggle to connect? Do group discussions stall? Are you left with more questions than answers after meetings? With Conversation Starters on Catalyst™, teams now have an easy way to tackle common challenges that hinder their performance—moving beyond understanding to tangible change. Conversation Starters on Catalyst™ Conversation Starters provides teams with an [...]
As we all look towards settling into a new normal, where some people are returning to the office, permanently working from home, or somewhere in between, team dynamics are undergoing another big shift which can make it even harder to connect. If left unchecked, this disconnection can lead to a lack of workplace empathy [...]
We’re going back to the basics. That means tackling DiSC® from the ground up: the theory, the research, the power of the circumplex, and the dos and don’ts of DiSC. We realize that a lot of people might hear “Everything DiSC” and have no idea what it even is or does (conversely, if they [...]
Integrating Everything DiSC® assessments into your company's onboarding process can significantly enhance new hires' assimilation, engagement, and productivity. DiSC®, which stands for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness, is a behavioral assessment tool that provides insights into an individual's personality traits and communication styles. By understanding these traits, organizations can tailor their onboarding programs to [...]
2023 proved to be another year of rapid evolution in the world of work. Economic and global instability, the omnipresence of organizational change, and advancements in AI kept everyone on their toes as leaders and organizations considered how to navigate, and lead, in an unsteady environment. Future of Work in 2024 Wiley Workplace Intelligence [...]
There has been a lot of attention paid to the increasing number of generations currently in the workforce. From the tech savvy and ambitious Gen Z-ers to the more analogue and experienced baby boomers, with Gen X and millennials in between, the differing needs of the generations has been a hot topic in the [...]
