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...
by Lisa Brownlee | May 23, 2019 | Employee Management, Trainings
Want your team to be better aligned and more cohesive? I am excited to announce that I am now an Authorized Partner of two new programs! Everything DiSC is a suite of assessments and programs designed for building better teams and work relationships — with...
