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Leadership Development by Kara Janssen

Looking Ahead to Next Year’s Leadership Essentials

The end of the year is fast approaching, and as we look ahead to what is to come in the leadership development space in 2025, it is essential...

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December 18, 2024

Preparing Leaders for the Future: The Antidote to the VUCA Challenge

Develop Exemplary Leadership Practices in a Challenging VUCA World

Recently, we had the privilege of conducting an enrichment day at one of our client organizations. Members of HR, talent...

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January 05, 2020

Leadership Development

Applying the Five Behaviors® to Remote Teams

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Virtual teams face the same challenges as in-person teams, from miscommunications and lack of accountability, to lack of buy-in for agreements and lack of trust....

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January 02, 2020

Team Effectiveness

Tell Leadership Stories to Engage Employees

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Telling stories in a business setting can be just as compelling and magical as listening to a campfire story and is an incredibly powerful leadership method. Telling...

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December 30, 2019

Leadership Development

Resolve to be a Better Leader in 2020 By Doing This One Thing

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Improve your leadership skills by asking for and giving feedback as part of your individual development plan

As a Leadership Practices Inventory® Coach, I have...

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December 10, 2019

Coaching

Is Collaborative Learning the Future? (Or Is It Now?)

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We took a look at collaborative learning and what you need to know about it for leadership development.

Years ago, we started talking about “blended learning” –...

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December 03, 2019

Leadership Development

Coaching Fundamentals for Managers

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I was recently talking with a group of leaders about the time, energy, and intentionality it takes to lead well. As leaders, we often have a specific way of doing...

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November 11, 2019

Coaching

For Effective Teams, Appoint and Support a Dissenter

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What are your first thoughts when you hear the term dissenter? You may think of someone “playing devil’s advocate” or being a contrarian.

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November 05, 2019

Team Effectiveness

Digital Learning Trends and Technologies

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The use of technology in learning has changed the way leaders learn

Disruption and change is the reality of today's work environment. Many workers are coming up...

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November 01, 2019

Team Effectiveness

DiSC Management Next Steps for Managers

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Expand Your Circle: Leverage Your Everything DiSC Profile Back at Work

When I first joined FlashPoint, I was nervous. I was a new, remote team member and I had to...

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October 15, 2019

Team Effectiveness

Do Values Change Over Time?

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Are Values the hidden factor to employee engagement?

Values are the foundation of how you live your life, how you do your work, and how you interact with those around...

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October 03, 2019

Leadership Development