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The Top Employee Retention Strategies for 2022
June 21, 2022
The days of being a “lifer” at a company are long gone. Now, the average person will have 12 jobs during their lifetime, which means that workforce trends have shifted significantly. This shift has come in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused workers to reevaluate their career choices and, in many cases, led...
4 Real-Life Examples of Change Management in Business
May 18, 2022
There’s no denying that we’re living in times of unprecedented change. As we discussed in a recent post, companies need to be using the latest change management techniques to build resiliency within their organizations and to keep team members on the same page. We’ve talked about how to implement these steps, but how can you...
Managing Stress: Tips for National Stress Awareness Month 2022
April 12, 2022
Stress comes in all shapes and sizes. From planning a wedding, to losing our job, everyone has felt the effects of stress at some point in their lives in one way or another. Stress, of course, isn’t just a mental experience: 77% of people report that they experience physical symptoms as a result of stress....
International Women’s Day 2022: 4 Ways to Create Equity in The Workplace
March 04, 2022
International Women’s Day 2022 is March 8th and important discussions are taking place at classroom desks, boardroom tables, and at kitchen tables across the country about how to create more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplaces. This year’s theme is #BreakTheBias, and focuses on raising awareness against bias and taking action for equality and equity for...
EQi Certification Alumni Interview: Pam Grahame
February 24, 2022
Pam Grahame tells us about her resilient leadership journey; and the EQ skills that have been her foundation. She has 25 years in the steel industry achieving top results in sales and as a sales operations leader. After restructuring within her organization, she went to work and entered the world of entrepreneurship offering executive coaching,...
4 Ways You Can Avoid the “Great Resignation”
February 15, 2022
One of the defining factors of the past year was the start of what’s been dubbed “The Great Resignation” — in the U.S. alone, more than 11 million workers left their jobs between April and June 2021. In a global survey conducted by Microsoft, 41% of respondents are considering leaving their current employer this year....
The Top 3 Skills for 2022: Resilience, Empathy, and Emotional Intelligence
January 12, 2022
A lot has changed in the past year. From learning new tech tools like Zoom, to adapting to a hybrid work-from-home and in-office model as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect how we live, it’s safe to say that we’ve faced more personal and professional changes in the last 365 days than perhaps at any...
The Resilient Leader: How to Build Resilience in 2023
December 07, 2021
This article was updated on 11/22/2022 When we think about “successful” or “unsuccessful” people, we often relate their success to their ability to bounce back from challenging situations. Resilience, which is our ability to frame setbacks as learning opportunities and manage our emotional responses to stress, has been linked to increased work satisfaction, lower levels...
Overcoming Adversity: 5 Science-Backed Resilience Strategies
November 23, 2021
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity and adapt to difficult or challenging circumstances. Just like emotional intelligence, resilience is a trait that can be developed and strengthened over time — but doing so requires effort, dedication, and consistency. Think about it as a muscle in your mind: the more you work it,...
Stress Management Techniques to Increase Resilience
October 13, 2021
Stress is unavoidable, but now more than ever it’s important to understand the sources of our stress and how to find healthy ways to manage it. Does Stress Affect Men and Women Differently? Studies have shown that women are more likely than men to report having a great deal of stress, and almost half of...