by Paul Armstrong | Nov 7, 2018 | Enabling Joy, Leadership
What gets measured gets done. This is a classic leadership quip that precedes most conversations on metrics. I tell you that line haunts me sometimes. We’ve talked about metrics before. (See our post on An Amazing Use of Metrics). It’s Paul here; I am finding that...
by Amanda Parker | Oct 11, 2018 | Leadership, Teambuilding
What is gamification? Gamification is the practice of adding game-like elements to work to pursue goals through good-willed competition. It’s adding fun into the workplace. For example: Virtual reality problem-solving video games, Games that help us generate ideas,...
by Amanda Parker | Sep 20, 2018 | Leadership, Project Management, Risk Management
You’ve got a project staffing up that you need to pick someone to take the Team Lead role. Selecting the right person is always a bit nerve wracking. How do you make that selection? [socialpoll id=”2520357″] All of these are important aspects of...
by Amanda Parker | Jul 26, 2018 | Enabling Joy, Featured, Leadership
Check out this article on iSixSigma as well. Thank you to iSixSigma for publishing! We are all members of teams of one type or another, but have you ever stopped to think about how to lead a team well when you aren’t the boss? There’s a plethora of advice...
by Paul Armstrong | Jul 20, 2018 | Enabling Joy, Leadership
In our last blog, we shared some ideas about the necessity for a leader to follow their inspiration with enabling each person to aspire to a goal. One of our astute readers, we will call him Sam Adams because he’s a devout patriot, sent me this feedback: “If the...
by Paul Armstrong | Jul 12, 2018 | Enabling Joy, Leadership
Inspire Change. How do we actually do that, and move from buzzword to real world? I recently saw “Inspiring change” in the May 4th front page of the Central Penn Business Journal. It reminded me that I love that term. Yet, for years I led and facilitated teams to...