by Lisa Brownlee | Jul 27, 2021 | Effective Management, Professional Development, Trainings
The Problem You are inundated with information and issues that require quick responses. But how do you know you are connecting the right dots to draw your conclusions? We tend toward mental shortcuts rather than critically thinking, especially when time is of the...
by Lisa Brownlee | Mar 22, 2021 | Effective Management, TMDC, Trainings
Confession Time I have spent more than 20 years in the Continuous Improvement World. I have studied and applied change management tools as an engineer and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. I can tell stories of my trials and triumphs of leading change efforts of teams I...
by Lisa Brownlee | Feb 10, 2021 | Effective Management, Trainings
Scenario: You’ve recently promoted someone to management. This newly-promoted manager just isn’t cutting the mustard. How long do you wait before you replace and reassign them? My question is: What have you done to set up this new manager for success in this...
by Lisa Brownlee | Jun 18, 2020 | Effective Management, Professional Development, Trainings
When surveyed, 99% of workers responded that they are “effective” team members. (State of Teams survey of 11, 000 workers conducted by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Interestingly, 2/3 of teams surveyed rarely offer constructive feedback to one another or question each...
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 | Jan 8, 2020 | Effective Management, Professional Development, Trainings
Happy New Year! 2020 is upon us! Time for goal-setting, right? We often make new (or renewed) commitments at the beginning of a new period of time. “I’ll quit smoking on Monday.” “I’ll join the gym first of next month.” “New Year, New YOU!” The hype is all over...
