by Lisa Brownlee | Feb 17, 2020 | Employee Management, Professional Development, Trainings, Uncategorized
I think we can agree that conflict doesn’t have to be a bad thing. In fact, we learn more about an issue and often identify better solutions when we engage in productive conflict. Better conflict = Better outcome! Our goal during conflict should be to produce the best...
by Lisa Brownlee | Feb 10, 2020 | Employee Management, Professional Development
“Vulnerability.” This word strikes fear or anger in most people. The Oxford Dictionary defines it as “the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.” Sounds terrifying, especially since we work...
by Lisa Brownlee | Feb 2, 2020 | Effective Management, Professional Development
Groundhog Day is February 2nd, “celebrated” since 1887. We await the emergence of a groundhog from his burrow and predict whether we can expect more winter or an early spring based on the visibility of his shadow. Interestingly, PunxsutawneyPhil (the groundhog), is...
by Lisa Brownlee | Jan 27, 2020 | Effective Management, Employee Management, Professional Development
I recently blogged about goal setting and action planning – where to go and how to get there. But goals and action plans only take us so far – we have to do the right things to make progress. And then, as we are “doing”, how do we know that our progress is having the...
by Lisa Brownlee | Jan 20, 2020 | Effective Management, Employee Management, Professional Development
How do we move from Aspiration to Action? In the wise words of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” We honor the work,...
by Lisa Brownlee | Jan 13, 2020 | Effective Management, Professional Development, TMDC
Since 1990, organizations around the world have used the Team Manager Development Center (TMDC) to provide their employees with individualized, comprehensive developmental coaching in twelve critical leadership competencies. That includes MANY of you who are reading...
