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The Best Remote Work Podcasts

There are podcasts in any niche, about any topic, catering to any interest or hobby. There are also podcasts to help us in all sorts of ways at work, like being a better communicator (here’s one), be better leaders (here’s a good place to start), and much more. Not surprisingly, the last couple of years

What to Do When You Have Already Done Everything You Can to Get an Employee to Improve

Coaching and performance questions are among the most frequent types of questions I get when working with new and front-line leaders. Among those questions, the most common question is often phrased this way:

“How do I discipline someone when I’ve already done everything I know to do to get them to improve?”

5 Ways to Make Your Reading More Meaningful

Reading can be a hobby and a pleasurable pastime, or it can be a conscious approach to learning and growth. In order to make it the latter, you must adopt strategies that help you take what you learn and translate it into ideas and action.

Is Conflict Avoidance a Good Leadership Strategy?

Conflict avoidance, as a general statement isn’t a good idea. Left unchecked and unaddressed, conflict tends to grow, not recede. But the question here is about you, as a leader, and whether conflict avoidance is a good idea.

Our Family of Podcasts

Pick a topic, hobby, or avocation and there is probably a podcast for it. According to Jay Baer and Edison Research, by 2022, 57% of Americans have listened to a podcast. And more than 75% of those who know what a podcast is have listened to one. These numbers are growing every month. In fact,

When Will My Team Get Back to Where They Were Before the Pandemic

If you find yourself longing and hoping for your team to return to the way things worked in the past, shift your focus to the future. Rather than trying to recreate the past, envision and drive for a better future. Your team will perform better, and you will feel more optimistic and energized.

5 Easy Ways to Accidentally Make Your Employees Hate You

Finding a management style that works for you is important; however, your style should never come at the expense of employee happiness. You might have habits in place that are causing your employees to hate you without you realizing it!

Helping Leaders Become Talent Magnets

Does your team have the talent you want and need? Are you experiencing staffing challenges, perhaps even losing great talent? Are you having trouble attracting the talent you need to maintain and grow your business? Rather than looking at the economy, the Great Resignation, or your competitors, maybe it is time to look in the

Why Taking Time for Yourself Will Make You a Better Leader

Self-care, to some, may feel indulgent—as though you are neglecting other priorities for selfish reasons. In caring for your body, mind, heart, and spirit, you actually enable yourself to do more for others.

Making eLearning Really Work

eLearning in some form has been around for most of the lives of anyone who might be reading this. From the beginning, and again with each new advance, eLearning has been heralded as the future of learning. Yet talk to most anyone and you will find that for the all the promise, there is disappointment.

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