The Transparency Effect
ETC communication Early in the pandemic, our CEO, Heather Haas, put a post out on LinkedIn about the importance for leaders to provide “ETC…
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My eyes are wide open now
One training, two days, lifelong benefits My name is Jeff. Hi. Hello. Nice to meet you. After decades of creative roles at in-house groups…
Culture is a catalyst for the hybrid squeeze
Featured in the Indianapolis Business Journal What’s the single most enduring change that’s come out of COVID? It’s remote work. “The war is over,”…
3 Ways Leaders Can Foster True Inclusivity in the Workplace
Here are three things to keep in mind as you empower your leaders and your organization to create a more inclusive environment: 1. …
20 Questions Leaders Should Ask Themselves
At ADVISA, we like to say that transformation is a journey not an event. Every journey is quite different, but many of the underpinnings…
3 Perspectives that Drive Success
The twentieth-century French novelist Marcel Proust once said, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new…
Lessons From a Gen-Z Facilitator
It is consistently jarring when, at some point during a training, one of our clients asks, “What do you recommend?” The question could be…
How to best deal with ‘Debbie Downers’
Recently, leaders have been asking me what to do about the “Debbie Downers” dragging their team morale down. The phrase “Debbie Downer,” introduced and…
Strategy Season: Re-boarding Your Employees
Strategy season is when organizations review their results and plan for the future. It usually involves answering some or all of the following questions.…
Get Ready for Generation Z
It’s nearly summer, and that means young people across the country are celebrating the completion of degree and certificate programs. They are also, not…
Winning Team Development and Performance
Recently, my family and I sat down to watch one of our all-time favorite movies, Miracle. If you haven’t seen it, it’s about the…
Lessons in Virtual Onboarding: Connection, Connection, Connection
We are currently onboarding three new employees virtually and if “location, location, location” is the mantra for real estate, the mantra for virtual onboarding…