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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...
Leslie Speas
Jul 22, 20233 min read


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...
Leslie Speas
Jul 15, 20233 min read


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...
Leslie Speas
Jul 8, 20233 min read


When You Work with a Jerk...
Have you ever worked with a jerk? My guess would be that most of us have. I have certainly worked with some - and even reported to a...
Leslie Speas
Jun 30, 20233 min read


Culture Isn't Fluffy
You’ve probably heard the quote by Peter Drucker, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It’s true! You can have a great product or plan,...
Leslie Speas
Jun 23, 20232 min read


Demystifying This Quiet Stuff Part 3 - Quiet Hiring
So far, we have explored quiet quitting and quiet firing. There’s another phenomenon on the horizon called “quiet hiring.” It has been...
Leslie Speas
Jun 18, 20232 min read


Demystifying This Quiet Stuff Part 2 - Quiet Firing
In last week's post, we talked about quiet quitting – now let’s move on to quiet firing. What is quiet firing? Quiet firing occurs when a...
Leslie Speas
Jun 9, 20232 min read


Demystifying This Quiet Stuff Part 1 - Quiet Quitting
During the pandemic, quiet quitting emerged as a much-publicized trend in the U.S. and elsewhere. The term was driven by Gen Z workers...
Leslie Speas
Jun 1, 20232 min read


Make Your Hiring Decision Great!
Most people involved in hiring have probably made what we might call a “bad hire” at some point in time. Bad hires take up a lot of time...
Leslie Speas
May 25, 20232 min read


Maximizing the Interview
To continue the series of posts to help you elevate your hiring process, we will review some tips for maximizing the interview process....
Leslie Speas
May 19, 20234 min read


Tips for Elevating Your Hiring Process
I’m sure that you’ve noticed that hiring and retaining talented employees isn’t so easy these days. As mentioned last week, I'm focusing...
Leslie Speas
May 13, 20232 min read


Beating Bias in the Hiring Process
Hiring well is critical to the success of teams and organizations. I’m sure we have all experience the damage that hiring the wrong...
Leslie Speas
May 6, 20233 min read


7 Ways to Boost Psychological Safety on Your Team
In last week’s blog post, we talked about psychological safety and how it is critical to the success of a team. In teams with high...
Leslie Speas
Apr 29, 20233 min read


What is Psychological Safety and Why Is It Important?
Have you ever worked on a team where team members: · Concealed their mistakes and weaknesses? · Didn’t ask for help or...
Leslie Speas
Apr 22, 20232 min read


A Simple Way to Transform Your Team
Is your team having any of these issues? · Difficulty adapting to the “new normal” post-pandemic · Drama resulting in lost...
Leslie Speas
Apr 15, 20232 min read


What's Trust Got to Do With It?
The answer is everything! So, what exactly is trust? It’s the foundation of effective communication, retention, and engagement in the...
Leslie Speas
Apr 10, 20232 min read


Igniting Purpose
Connecting with purpose is so important to retaining and engaging employees. So, what exactly is purpose? It’s essentially why an...
Leslie Speas
Apr 3, 20232 min read


5 HR Dangers Every Company Faces and How to Deal with Them
Following are 5 people-related issues that some organizations can negatively impact your business. 1. Not Realizing the High Cost...
Leslie Speas
Mar 26, 20232 min read


Reinventing Performance Management
If you are still doing the more traditional, annual review, you may want to rethink your approach. The Problem with Traditional...
Leslie Speas
Mar 17, 20232 min read


Surviving Workplace Politics
Most organizations have some degree of office politics. In fact, some offices resemble an episode of Survivor where you need to determine...
Leslie Speas
Mar 9, 20232 min read
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