by Amanda Parker | Feb 1, 2020 | Enabling Joy, Leadership, Teambuilding
Talent Lovers: Are you ready for the Super Bowl? I can tell you that living in the Pittsburgh area means Super Bowl Sunday celebrations. This is true even on the years that the Black & Gold faithful begrudgingly accept that Steelers are not playing (like this...
by Paul Armstrong | Jan 25, 2020 | Leadership
I recently had a senior manager in charge of continual improvement share with me how important metrics were, (as if I hadn’t heard that before) and she ended her pitch with the very firmly stated “Because what gets measured gets done.” That is one of the...
by Amanda Parker | Dec 31, 2019 | Leadership, Process Improvement, Teambuilding
Have you heard of Myers-Briggs? Do you get excited to look into your personality, your preferences, and communication style? I have found that most team leaders do. I regularly see quizzes on Facebook claiming to tell you what Disney Princess you are, what Muppet...
by Paul Armstrong | Dec 4, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Leadership
A New Arrival On November 17th, Amanda and her husband Nathan, welcomed another baby boy into the world. He has been happily greeted by his two brothers and all are doing well. Leading three rambunctious boys will have Amanda and Nathan digging deep into leadership...
by Amanda Parker | Sep 13, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Leadership
Systematizing to focus on what matters Do you struggle with all the decision making in your day? Ever reached the end of the day completely incapable of making one more choice? Life as a project team leader involves an endless supply of decisions to make. Research...
by Paul Armstrong | Aug 8, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Leadership, Teambuilding
Enabling Joy is a force multiplier INGREDIENT for great results in work and in every part of our lives. Happiness is an emotional response to those great results, a fleeting feeling. Our job as leaders is to enable joy. When we do that, we unleash the power of the...
