The work world is an extroverted place. Unless you have one of the loneliest jobs in the world, like a winter caretaker at Yellowstone National Park or as Fire Lookout at Gila National Forest, your role likely requires communication and collaboration with colleagues, clients, and others. For most people I meet, communication is as much [...]
When the world shifted to a more remote and blended work environment, I was overjoyed! I was gaining back precious commuting hours every week with my family, my carbon footprint was shrinking, and so were the piles of laundry! Over the course of two years, I shifted from a hybrid work model to being fully [...]
Recreating the Healing Power of Touch Without a “Hug Shirt” I was talking on the phone to an old friend and remembered longingly how we used to share healing touch with each other through mutual massage. I had also learned an added healing technique which accessed the acupuncture meridians. This treatment was called Jin Shin [...]
At ConvergenceCoaching, we believe in a get-better culture, where every individual at all levels should be striving to continually improve. A critical element that drives the get-better culture is feedback – sharing of information about what’s working, what isn’t, and what is possible. Feedback is critical to learning about ourselves and the things we own. [...]
In the September 13, 2021 HR Huddle Tamera Loerzel and Jennifer Wilson address asking for and receiving feedback. In particular, Tamera and Jen encourage leaders to ask for the feedback, thanking your team members or team for the feedback and asking additional questions in a non-defensive way so you foster innovation and creativity within your [...]
When we think of collaboration, images of people sitting around a table usually come to mind. Perhaps you remember the idea that blossomed from a chance encounter in the hallway, or a conversation you heard over a cube wall. All these visual images include being physically present with others. With the move to a blended [...]
I’m headed out on vacation next week and can’t wait for the opportunity to unplug and relax with my home team. It’s a challenge to get away though, because the to-do list is always too long and the email inbox too full. I’m committed to take time with my family, so what can I do [...]
In the April 30, 2021 Leadership Lunch Chat, Jennifer Wilson and Amy Vetter discuss the challenges and approaches for providing feedback, including upward feedback. Join us next week for a live discussion of all things leadership -- in the profession and in our communities every Friday at 11am CT/12pm ET!
In my first real career position out of college, I worked for a newly formed community bank in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as their upstart Operations Assistant. I didn’t know much about banking or bank operations, but I was energetic and eager to learn. Right from the beginning, I was tasked with managing IT under the [...]
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