5 Takeaways to Set You Up for Success in 2025
Kathy Shanley Kathy Shanley

5 Takeaways to Set You Up for Success in 2025

Over the past year, we’ve coached individuals and teams around everything from creating trusting client relationships, strategic planning, tapping into the five influencing styles, managing projects successfully, and creating the next best version of a team.

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How To Practice Empathy And Boost EQ
Kathy Shanley Kathy Shanley

How To Practice Empathy And Boost EQ

The ability to understand another person’s experiences, emotions and point of view is essential for leaders trying to build relationships with colleagues, team members and clients.

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Productive Conflict: What It Looks Like At Work And How To Promote It
Kathy Shanley Kathy Shanley

Productive Conflict: What It Looks Like At Work And How To Promote It

Knowing workplace conflict is inevitable in companies of all sizes, smart leaders do their best to help teams harness it as a catalyst for growth. As team members navigate diverse perspectives and competing priorities, the true measure of organizational success lies in how their leaders transform these friction points into opportunities for collaboration and breakthrough thinking.

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15 Effective And Affordable Retreat Ideas For Remote Companies
Kathy Shanley Kathy Shanley

15 Effective And Affordable Retreat Ideas For Remote Companies

Leaders of fully remote companies face a major challenge: building a cohesive team and vibrant culture from afar. While organizing a team-building event such as a company retreat can significantly boost morale and engagement, the nature of a remote business means leaders must contend with different (and sometimes significant) logistical hurdles to do so.

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6 Best Practices For Building Alignment With Your Vision
Kathy Shanley Kathy Shanley

6 Best Practices For Building Alignment With Your Vision

Many organizational leaders start off on the right foot by having an established vision and agreed-upon strategy. However, few are able to execute on their strategy successfully. Oftentimes, it's because they overlook the importance of building internal alignment by communicating the big picture and sharing the path they have for achieving that vision.

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How To Approach Involuntary Coaching Engagements And Reluctant Clients
Kathy Shanley Kathy Shanley

How To Approach Involuntary Coaching Engagements And Reluctant Clients

When someone is nudged into coaching by their company for whatever reason, for the coach, it can feel like trying to start a conversation with someone who has one foot out the door. Unlike clients who come to coaching on their own with a desire to grow, involuntary clients might feel skeptical or resistant.

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3 Ways To Address Values As Part Of Your Business Strategy
Kathy Shanley Kathy Shanley

3 Ways To Address Values As Part Of Your Business Strategy

You’ve probably heard about the role of values in your life, which drive your behaviors, actions and reactions, responses and decisions. What you may not have considered is the increasing role that personal values are playing in the workplace.

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