Retention Series Part TwO: Is it a retention problem or a culture problem?
If you are just tuning in to our three-part retention series, we invite you to read part one, where we discuss the importance of truly knowing your team members’ goals, passions, and struggles in order to retain them one-on-one the way they want to be retained. In that article, we briefly spoke on the role […]
Retention: do you know what it takes?
The topic of employee retention in a tight labor market has perhaps never been more important than it has been over the past two years. Since the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the global economy with every kind of disruption it could muster, the long term impact on the labor market in the United States has […]
Four Ways to Control the Need to Be Liked
One of a leader’s biggest pitfalls is succumbing to the need to be liked. If you are so focused on approval from others, you will never be able to make decisions that are best for your team. There are two elements that affect this need to be liked: recognizing your own weaknesses that make you […]
Time and Attention is All We Have–Are You Giving it to the Right People?
Recently, we saw a quote circulating on social media saying, “If you or I die tonight, there might be ten people who will care deeply for 10-15 days. Focus on those people.” Admittedly this sounds dark, but it is also an extremely helpful rubric to help us gut check how we are spending our time. […]
How to Remote Work and Maintain Your Culture
Nearly two years ago, we were all scrambling to identify what a remote work environment could look like for the first time. Home office supplies flew off the shelves. Business casual attire was replaced by sweat pants and ‘top half only’ looks. Zoom and Peloton stock exploded. We approached this strange season with a combination […]
Four Tactics for Setting Attainable Goals this Year
The weeks in January and early February are crucial for many industries when it comes to planning out the year. At Leadership Development Group, we are no different with our annual strategy planning session taking place next week. If you read our blog regularly, you know we advocate against strict resolutions at the turn of […]
Taking Advantage of a Fluid Working World
After the latest series of COVID variants, labor shortages, and weather-related closures, that work from home virtual life is getting a little more permanent for many. Looking back two years ago, it is hard to fathom we would be entering 2022 with the topic of maximizing productivity from home still on the forefront of conversation.
However, the converging of a new year and an extension of the work-from-home culture meant an opportunity to revisit a topic first discussed on our Drama Free Living podcast a few months ago.
Gratefulness over resolutions
t’s that time of year when we naturally assess how the year went, if we met expectations (either stated or unstated), and tend to cast a vision for the future. While we absolutely believe in the power of intentionality, we also recognize it can cause stress and the infamous “shoulding” on ourselves and others.
The Marriage Series: Money, Time, and Credit for Good Deeds
If you talk to any young couple wrapping up premarital counseling, the odds are pretty good that they talked about finances and expectations surrounding time during one or two sessions. The reasoning is simple. Prior to entering into a shared life, we are used to making decisions based on our own preferences and whims. As […]
Three ways to communicate better with your spouse
Whether you are early in your marriage, a seasoned veteran, or a young couple just starting out, communication is one of those things that always needs work. During the holidays, relationships often experience strain from familial pressures, overbooked calendars, and financial stress. Ultimately, we all have many balls we are juggling as we balance being parents, […]
The Communication Builder: A New Tool for Building Drama Free Marriages
Each year around the holiday season, married couples report in our coaching calls that it is a tense season often rife with drama between them. We know from experience that sometimes we treat the people we love the worst.
We Wish you a Drama Free Holiday Season
It is the most wonderful time of the year, according to every carol we know…but sometimes the holidays are actually the opposite: full of drama and chaos because of time spent with families. That’s why we created Seven Days of Drama Free Holidays to keep the drama out of the holiday season and keep the season merry and bright.