Improving Our Impact as Speakers: Lessons From the Audience
Recently, I attended a professional meeting, and while the experience was insightful, I felt there were opportunities for improvement in the speaker’s presentation. Speakers share a responsibility to respect our audience’s time and to create engaging...
Leadership, Community Building, and Trauma
Last month my family drove from Maryland to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and I felt the “tingles” I get when I look up at the gorgeous and majestic mountain range. I am going home! Hurricane Helene left my hometown in southwest Virginia temporarily without...
Amazon’s Return-to-Work Policy: Will High Performers Stay or Go?
Last week, I attended a professional meeting just after Amazon made headlines by announcing its requirement that employees return to the office five days a week. This decision sparked lively discussion among the group of business consultants I was with, leading to a...
The Time Is Now: What Is Your Organization Saying About the Election?
Last week I presented “Civility in the Workplace” at the 12th Annual Carroll County Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference. Politics dominated the news in the days leading up to the conference, and will continue to in the weeks to come. While civility...
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