Reflection and Planning will Start it off Right By Laurie Cure Welcome to 2024! With every new year comes reflection, planning, and putting structures in place that support you and your organization throughout the year. Strategic planning often moves to the forefront as leaders begin working with their teams to ensure successful focus and prioritization. […]
Compiled by Barb Ward from past Innovative Connections blogs The end of the year is always a time for reflection, so as we were contemplating the topic for our 2023 holiday blog, we began looking through some of the other blogs we’ve posted throughout the years. What we found was a virtual time capsule. Here […]
By Barb Ward We use humor every day to help us diffuse tense situations, deflect embarrassment, manage adversity, lighten the mood, and as a mental release to get us through hard times. Sometimes people think there is no place for humor in the workplace, but research says otherwise. In fact, laughter can indeed be the […]
By Hannah Kaiser The landscape of the workplace has shifted dramatically in recent years and continues to change. Remote and hybrid work have become increasingly common, fewer people are going into the office, and advancements in technology persistently threaten to change the way work is done. In this unstable and isolated environment, it’s no wonder […]
By Barb Ward If you are like most, you are constantly running toward the “finish line”, the deadline for an important project, the elusive, coveted promotion, purchasing the house, the graduation of a child, endless housekeeping tasks… the list goes on and on. But what happens when the finish line moves? Or worse yet, you […]
By David Quigley David originally wrote this blog in 2019, but it has a lot of practical reminders about taking care of ourselves over the holidays, so we are sharing it with you again. Enjoy! Recently, my wife and I attended the annual “Friends-Giving” celebration at a neighbor’s home. It is a beautiful and delightful […]
By Mystie Johnson-Foote, MD, MBA In our corporate environment, organizations that want to remain at the forefront of their industries are re-tooling their hiring practices to address Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) more effectively. Most often when we think of DEI, we consider things like race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, and more. […]
By Jacqueline Wong, PhD If you’ve ever shown up to work after a bad night’s sleep, you know that poor sleep can reduce your ability to focus, your drive to innovate, and even your positive regard for colleagues. These effects only become amplified when leaders don’t get enough sleep—sleep-deprived leaders can put the success and […]
It’s that time of year when you look back at the goals set at the beginning of 2023, and feel a sense of accomplishment in what you have achieved… You may also have a little anxiety if you have a goal that you are not sure you will accomplish by the end of the year, […]
By Hannah Kaiser The workplace provides us with a setting for productivity, creativity, and socialization. The primary purpose of going to work may not be to develop a rich network of interpersonal relationships, but that very thing happens naturally when we work closely with the same people over time. As we get to know our […]
