Your Morning Commute

Are you looking for a way to take a quick check on the alignment of your culture? I am talking about perceptions between self,  new hires, team to before Jan 2020 to now AND the alignment to your mission, vision, values, culture statements, and philosophies?  Well, listen in for how and call me with your findings and we can talk further (if you like). The reveals will make your smile or...

When you listen in...I know this about you - you are committed to workplace culture. Passion is great too but moving your vision into reality is far more rewarding. It is my job to pack your bag with everything you need to curate the culture you are in right now.  Define it,  Organize it,  Protect it - select what stays and what needs to go. Make deliberate shifts in your culture, s...

Open-ended questions allow you to think creatively and get ahead of the possibilities (lean into them intentionally) and gracefully maneuver through the bumps, curves, road blocks, and pitfalls that might trip us up. What does this have to do with workplace culture - listen in for more and a bit of #MondayMotivation just for you, because you get #CultureMatters. 

I hope you listen to today's message. 

Culture Curator Manifesto is on my mind today. Listen in for all 18 top of mind points.  Are you ready? Is this you?

For years those inside the "Human Resources" field have sought after and yearned for opportunities to be a deep strategic partner, manager, LEADER - are you seizing the day? Enjoy the message from the current President of the Peninsula Chapter of SHRM in Virginia, Angela Neilan as she welcomes the new day and announces a full week of virtual training. Including opening speaker CEO, of SHRM - Johnn...

Many have been hired during the last 90 days - when is the last time you checked in on them? Meaning, asked them for their perspective. Remember they don't know the 'old' normal - only the 'new' COVID 19, crisis on the daily, remote working mode kind of normal. What they know to be true is different from your perspective of before, during and moving into after. Soooo... many golden nuggets could b...

When you work on yourself - you are working on your team and your workplace culture health.  Rate yourself as it relates to your business skills, career goals, behavioral alignment to core values, your role, and your personal wellbeing. Listen to today's #YourMorningCommute to get going.

Today's sports analogy - professional football teams.  What team do you know that the players go out on the field to play without a playbook they have used, set plays in, guided them, used as a reference, refresher...used to remap, reset, pivot to another play that works for THEIR team, against their opponent at that moment?  NONE!  Winning teams don't let the world win of their day...

Resetting is needed at times and now might be the time. Listen as I explain what I do in a less than 3 minutes to reset my day, my focus, my workplace culture, my intentions, my business objectives.

A lot of people would suggest that empathy and compassion are some of the fundamental tenets separating good people from bad. The same could be said about the quality of a given organization and ultimately, its ability to retain its best talent as we push through this global shutdown that has been traumatic for many. Leaders, managers, and employees all have a part to play in fostering an empathet...

Now more than ever, we need strong leaders to take charge and guide us through these difficult times so that we come out the other side able to renew our economies and return to more prosperous, healthy and satisfying lives. So what are the characteristics of effective leaders in times of crisis?  In fact, they are generally the same as those needed during more stable times. However, if we lo...

At a time when so many of us are time-poor, finding time for professional development can be a real struggle. But doing so has a number of benefits. It can help to enhance your professional value and build up your expertise, and it makes you more capable when you're faced with new challenges or given new responsibilities. These eight strategies can help you to prioritize your professional developm...

Thank you goes along way. Don't regret giving someone a lift today.  Building confidence of what's right, helps to build positive contagions all around us. Listen in to Friday's morning workplace culture inspiration and Challenge.

List of questions for each of you to reflect on today and then move forward with any necessary pivots. There are 8 points to Loving Your People (contribute, be kind, be patient, be honest, encourage people, apologize, forgive, thank people) How are you contributing and adding value to your team? How are showing kindness? How or do you have patience with your team members? Are you leaning into thei...

Tough conversations - hard conversations - must have open dialogue - are you doing it? Are you talk to your team? Listen in for more. I also have resources posted on my business facebook page from today's live.

When we discuss emotional intelligence - I want to first recognize there are many layers but today lets zoom in on 3 areas: #Empathy, #Social-Responsibility and #Problem-Solving.  Today I ask you to be more attentive in each of these areas, when you reach out, when you listen, when you respond, when you prioritize, when you collaborate, when you communicate...as you continue to build what rig...

Continuing our Dirty Dozen Yellow Light series part 3 - top 10 gossip behaviors pulling your workplace culture into the wrong direction. Be on the lookout for these yellow light traffic signals slowing you down - push pause before the red light and get back in the green light flow. confusion about what is going on - what the direction is amongst employees employee relations issues on the rise stre...

Continuing our Dirty Dozen breakdown from yesterday with a deeper dive into Communication Yellow Caution Lights! lack of too much - too fast - too many changes - waste of time saying one thing and doing another unclear priorities lower participation on calls and idea sharing or feedback team turns into 'yes' followers, instead of their usual two-way conversations strained interactions between mana...

There is a dirty dozen out there telling you to slow down as your workplace culture is about to come to a halt. Think of it like traffic light signals, guides, warnings. This is part 1 in a three part series. The Dirty Dozen List - taking you from green light into caution before turning red. Complaints about communication Gossiping behaviors Business growth slows when competition is still growing...

There is a storm brewing...how deep is the trust inside the walls of your organization? Are you and all your employees on the same page of whether they are or are not going to be required to return to work in a traditional space? That is just as one example. What are the major and minor changes of work flow and overall expectations as the re-entry to our new normal continues to set in? Are assumpt...

In times like these anxiety and fear creep in and sometimes settle in like an unexpected house guest - well that isn't good. Leading with WE and US can help you avoid the permanent unwelcome guest settling into your workplace culture. Making sure you are giving a clear direction to your team and involving them along the way. Employees - shoot everyone, wants and needs to feel safe and secure in th...

How are you transforming your business? How are you changing how you recruit, interview, on boarding, layout your office space, bring team members back or decide to keep them remote? How are you transforming your business model, your organizational structure itself, the way you problem solve, what right looks like inside the walls of your teams workplace culture? Are you clear? Are you intentional...

Stop Trying to be Everything during Quarantine! If you don't have all the answers - it's okay! If you need to ask for help - it's okay! Slowing down to speed up is absolutely an intentional plan that leads to success.

Inspire Your People: reminding us to be the better part of someone's day today.  Remove the ego. Let go of any entitlement and remember your work is always about making things better for someone else. Give others time. Give them your time patiently and give them more of their time back by having a sense of urgency for their day. Remember your options. You always have choices in how you respon...