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 Amanda Parker | Jan 30, 2020 | Teambuilding
How To Retain Your VALUE “Don’t let anyone take that from you.” Those were the words of advice to me from my dear Grandmother on my graduation day from Kansas State University (go Wildcats!) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. With my fresh-faced naïveté, I...
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 | 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...
by Paul Armstrong | Apr 11, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Facilitating, Leadership, Teambuilding
It’s stinging nettle harvesting season! A good time to refresh some of the lessons we touched on a couple years ago that this obnoxious ‘weed’ taught me (Paul) as my wife and I converted from nettle hater to nettle aficionado. Some of you may call it...
by Paul Armstrong | Feb 28, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Facilitating, Leadership, Teambuilding
“I need to realign their expectations.” “We don’t seem to be in alignment anymore.” Sound familiar? Are these really about alignment or are we using the word alignment as a euphemism word for agreement? Alignment and agreement are not the same. This came to light...