No More Trust Falls: Team Building with an Executive Coach These days, there’s more to team building than going to a corporate retreat once a year and “fire walking” across a bed of hot red coals or falling backwards into the arms of a nervous colleague. While games designed to tear down walls might be part of it, team building is…
Why Have Your Corporate Retreat in New Orleans? From soup to nuts (or should I say gumbo to pralines?), New Orleans is an ideal spot for a corporate retreat. Innovation truly happens when employees can experience “slack” in their lives – both personal and professional. A business retreat that combines professional development opportunities, time for real camaraderie with teammates, and “only…
“Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity” by Kim Scott is a management and leadership guide that provides practical advice on how to build strong and effective working relationships within a team. The book emphasizes the importance of direct communication and genuine care for employees’ personal and professional growth. Overview: “Radical Candor” introduces a framework that categorizes…
If you are not 100% replaceable at work, there is a serious problem. Huh? Don’t you want to be indispensable for greater job security? Absolutely not. Besides your strong character and masterful charm, you are better, in so many ways, if your company has put in the effort to make you completely replaceable. When you are not replaceable, the number…
I’m in bed the other night, and my 11 year old climbs in next to me. He actually tucks me in each night, since my bedtime is about 30 minutes before his. (Yes, “le sigh,” I go to bed REALLY early.) My son gets into the full-on spoon position and says to me, “What is the point, mommy, nothing that I…
