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Leslie Speas
- Nov 18
- 3 min
The Enneagram - A Tool for Self-Awareness and Growth
Have you heard of the Enneagram? It has become a popular tool for categorizing and understanding personality. It seems to be popping up...
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Leslie Speas
- Nov 10
- 3 min
Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace
When I started out in the workplace, the philosophy was to leave your personal problems at the door. Thankfully, things have shifted over...
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Leslie Speas
- Nov 3
- 2 min
Your Ego is Not Your Amigo
There is a five-letter word that is one of the biggest downfalls of many people at work and in life—PRIDE. And with pride comes ego....
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Leslie Speas
- Oct 28
- 2 min
Elevate Your Empathy with the EMPATHY Framework!
Why Empathy at Work is So Important Empathy in the workplace is more important than ever. Let's face it ya'll - people are generally not...
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Leslie Speas
- Oct 21
- 2 min
What to Do if You Get a Negative Reaction from Constructive Feedback
Do you sometimes hesitate to have constructive feedback conversations because you think you might get a negative reaction from the other...
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Leslie Speas
- Oct 13
- 2 min
The BEAN Model for Success with Constructive Feedback
In last week’s post, we talked about what NOT to do when having constructive feedback discussions. This week, I wanted to share some...
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Leslie Speas
- Oct 6
- 3 min
Don'ts for Constructive Feedback
Constructive feedback is essential to helping others learn and grow. However, many of us don’t do it well – or we don’t do it at all. In...
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Leslie Speas
- Oct 3
- 2 min
High Impact Learning and Growth Opportunities
Gallup found that focusing on the learning and growth of employees is critical to engagement. In fact, employees who feel that they have...
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Leslie Speas
- Sep 20
- 3 min
Impactful Coaching Conversations
Last week, I wrote about the importance of transitioning your bosses to coaches. Clearly, the first step is to develop your managers to...
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Leslie Speas
- Sep 16
- 2 min
Boss to Coach - the #1 Way to Elevate Employee Engagement
This week, I am presenting on the above topic at the NC SHRM Conference so I thought I would post on this topic because it’s important...
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Leslie Speas
- Sep 1
- 4 min
Derailing the Drama Triangle
Do you have drama in your workplace? I guess most of us do. As I shared in last week's post, research shows that the average employee...
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Leslie Speas
- Aug 26
- 2 min
5 Ways to Deal with Drama Queens/Kings
Research by Cy Wakeman says that the average employee spends 2 hours and 26 minutes per day dealing with drama and emotion. What?!?...
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Leslie Speas
- Aug 19
- 4 min
Holding a Kicka$$ Offsite (or Onsite Offsite)
What is an offsite and why is it important? A team offsite is a meeting with the team (preferably outside the office) where work and...
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Leslie Speas
- Aug 13
- 4 min
2 Ways to Increase Empathy and Reduce Drama on Your Team
Personality assessments are a great way to increase understanding of others and the way that they approach work and life. As additional...
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Leslie Speas
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Team Purpose to Enhance Productivity and Reduce Drama
No one really wishes to simply achieve tasks with no meaning behind them. We want something out of our work beyond the simple pursuit of...
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Leslie Speas
- Jul 30
- 3 min
Team Ground Rules to Reduce Drama and Up Accountability
Would you like to have less drama and more accountability on your team? This strategy can help! Team Ground Rules These are guidelines...
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Leslie Speas
- Jul 22
- 3 min
How Do I Know What the Culture of my Workplace or Team REALLY Is?
Over the last few weeks, we have: · Learned what culture is and why it’s not fluffy · Discovered 5 misconceptions about...
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Leslie Speas
- Jul 15
- 3 min
7 Must-Haves for a Great Workplace Culture
Over the last few weeks, we have talked about – What culture is, why it’s important, and what a toxic culture looks like Dealing with a...
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Leslie Speas
- Jul 8
- 3 min
5 of the Biggest Misconceptions About Culture
1. Culture is fluffy. Through my posts over the last few weeks, I've communicated just how essential culture is to an...
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