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DRiV Workshop Builds Trust, Improves Collaboration
“We have used different HR assessments and tools in the past with our Central Division Leadership Team; we were looking for something different and unique,”
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Three Best Practices to Help You Thrive in a Remote Work Environment
The aftermath of Covid-19 highlighted an undeniable truth: remote work is here to stay. When I think back to the moments right before the world went into lockdown, I remember facing a tough choice. I decided to leave my job to pursue my PhD. A wave of anxiety washed over me the day I quit…
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Three Strategies to Deeply Understanding Your Team
Have you ever found yourself working with someone who, for whatever reason, didn’t quite “get it”? Even small breakdowns in communication or understanding can quickly lead to frustration with your team.
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Keep Your People & Discovering Your Brand Webinar
Learn how to maintain a productive and satisfied workplace. The best organizations understand their employee’s strengths, weaknesses, wants and needs. Robin Baker from Fairfax County and Hile Rutledge of OKA discuss how to leverage the DRiV assessment to discover these drivers in their teams.
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Assessments 101: Choosing the Right Tool
As organizations and their leaders, including HR leaders, consider what assessments to leverage to help maximize their team member’s potential
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Self-Awareness, Mental Health and Career Satisfaction
Mental health involves self-awareness and understanding yourself. What are your needs and wants?
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Creating High-Performing Teams
A few years ago, Google was interested in understanding what could predict an effective team. If they could figure that out, they would improve the likelihood of creating high-performing teams. Using team and manager evaluations, Google identified 180 teams to study, including a mix of previously identified high- and low-performing teams. Factors reviewed included personality…
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What Really Matters When Providing Effective Feedback?
There is no dispute that feedback can be a great tool for activating development or improvements across the board
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Time to Create a Development Plan!
As you are thinking about setting personal goals for the year, it is a great time to consider your career and development goals as well. It is easy to get into our routine and focus on the here and now, forgetting that we need to “own” our career. Yet, to really “own” our career, we…
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Going Virtual (Part 1): 4 Common Team Roles
By now, your team has likely moved to a completely remote environment. Gone are the days when teams and projects overlapped and bled into each other. You can no longer assume you’ll have the opportunity to discuss the project’s next steps when bumping
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Going Virtual (Pt. 1): 4 Common Team Roles
By now, your team has likely moved to a completely remote environment. Gone are the days when teams and projects overlapped and bled into each other.
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Doing What You Love? Loving What You Do?
Does your job inspire your passion – or merely occupy your attention? Our culture is wired to view work negatively (TGIF!) while paradoxically defining an individual’s success through his or her job. Here’s the mixed message: You are what you do – but don’t expect to like it!