Pump Up the Praise: Fun Employee Appreciation on a Budget
Employee Appreciation on a Budget? Bring the Balloons So you’re bringing your team together and want to include a bit of employee appreciation. Maybe it’s been a while. You want to start strong—good energy, some connection, perhaps even a little fun. And you...
Ready to Bust Through Silos? It’s Time for Force Field Analysis
Want to Break Down Silos? Bring the Force (Field Analysis) You know that feeling when teams are technically on the same side but act like competitors? Like you’re all rowing the same boat—but in opposite directions? That’s silo thinking at work. If you’re ready to...
Leadership Habits That Stick: How Mini Experiments Create Big Change
Think of It as Science Class for Your Leadership Habits — Minus the Explosions You’ve been to the leadership training, read the books (maybe even a few by us—awesome). Heard the stories, shared yours, and left inspired and ready to be a better human-centered leader. ...
How Great Leaders Escalate Accountability to Get Everyone the Feedback They Need
What do great leaders do when a team member says they’ll change… but nothing changes? You’ve had the first accountability talk. Maybe even a second. And still—you’re stuck in a frustrating loop, repeating yourself while performance stalls. This episode is...
How to Foster Psychological Safety in Training (and Build a Courageous Learning Culture)
Overcoming the Quiet Room: Why Your Training Needs Psychological Safety Imagine this: you kick off a training session with a question, and you’re met with hesitant silence. It’s not that your learners have nothing to say – it’s that they don’t feel safe saying it. As...
The Four Accountability Feedback Skills Every Leader Must Master
Episode 303: Are your accountability feedback conversations falling flat—or worse, backfiring—because you’re not sure what to say? If you’ve ever avoided giving tough feedback or struggled to hold someone accountable without damaging the relationship, you’re not...
6 Practical Ways to Be Easy to Work With
Smart, Strategic, and Still Easy to Work With? Yes, You Can. You know that person everyone wants on their team? The one people describe with a big smile and a big thumbs up because, “they’re just so easy to work with”? Yeah, be that person. Whether you’re navigating...
How to Handle Accountability Conversations: 6 Tough Questions, Answered
Because Clear, Constructive Feedback Shouldn’t Feel Like a Wrestling Match You want your team to succeed—and you want them to grow. And you know that means having real accountability conversations, even when they’re tough. But sometimes, those conversations feel more...
