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Leadership Development by Kara Janssen

Fostering Trust and Engagement Through Genuine Connections

Leaders who prioritize authenticity in their relationships not only become more approachable and trusted by their teams, but also...

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November 05, 2024

What Participants Really Want to Know About Psychological Safety

What We’ve Learned from The Participant Experience

Psychological safety is a hot topic, and it is quickly gaining importance as a much-needed component of training in organizations. At FlashPoint,...

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June 22, 2022

Team Effectiveness

How Does Your Team Define Teamwork?

5 Questions to Help Your Leaders Define Teamwork

Imagine you’re sitting at table with your team and you ask them to independently come up with one word for what the definition of teamwork means to...

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April 06, 2022

Team Effectiveness

The Power and Value of Curiosity

Take Time to Cultivate and Practice Curiosity

If you study leadership, you know the value of curiosity. The business case is clear: curiosity helps us adapt to uncertainty, think more deeply and...

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March 23, 2022

Team Effectiveness

Development Areas for Managers: Strategic Execution

Include Strategic Implementation Skills in Manager Development

Being strategicin our thinking, planning and executionis what makes the difference between someone who manages to the status quo and...

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January 19, 2022

Team Effectiveness

Development Areas for Managers: Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning Skills Allow Managers to be More Effective

While historically, strategic planning happened at senior levels of the organization, with the advent of flatter organizations and the...

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January 12, 2022

Team Effectiveness

Development Areas for Managers: Strategic Thinking

Strategic Thinking is Necessary at all Levels

In the past, strategic thinking was reserved for long-term organizational goals, like five-year plans that cascaded down to each level of employee,...

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December 22, 2021

Team Effectiveness

What Drives Millennials and Gen Z in the Workplace?

Are Generational Needs Really All That Different?

Gen Z and Millennials make up 46% of the full-time US workforce. Even with the recent tumultuous times of Covid-19 and high resignations, the good...

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November 10, 2021

Team Effectiveness

6 Ways to Engage and Keep Millennial and Gen Z Employees

Do You Know Why Your Employees Choose to Leave - Or Stay?

As a leadership development professional, you are likely inundated lately with news of "the great resignation." While many factors...

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October 06, 2021

Team Effectiveness

5 Collaborative Learning Techniques

Does Your Team Feel Connected?

From training and team meetings to high-level strategy sessions, we’ve become adept at virtual communication. In this constantly changing environment, we know leaders...

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July 16, 2021

Team Effectiveness

Empower Managers to Embrace Organizational Change

Do Your Managers Have the Skill Set to Implement Organizational Change?

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, “There is nothing permanent except change.” That’s a sentiment that nearly everyone in...

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June 23, 2021

Team Effectiveness