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Employee Loyalty: What can Leaders Do About It?

by Jerritt | Oct 11, 2018 | Leadership, Uncategorized | 0 comments

The research is pretty clear. Employee loyalty has decreased dramatically over the past decades. Some people point at the Millenials as the problem. I actually see them as pointing to the solution. In one recent study, among others, job satisfaction was...

Empathy is Not a Soft Skill

by Jerritt | Aug 21, 2018 | Leadership | 0 comments

We understand the purpose of empathy, and maybe even its importance in theory, but in situations that matter, we have difficulty putting ourselves in others’ shoes.

Encouraging Mistakes

by Jerritt | Jul 18, 2018 | Leadership | 0 comments

I might be a mean parent. My daughter recently got scraped up doing something outside. Instead of diving for the first aid kit and offering sympathy, I commented on how cool the scrapes were. Okay, maybe I’m not mean, but I know that minor scrapes and bruises...

Facilitation: Tips to Make Your Meeting Great

by Jerritt | May 30, 2018 | Leadership | 0 comments

Let’s face it, employees are often not excited about attending a facilitated session. The facilitator needs to do things to infuse energy and generate participation.

Lessons from the U.S. Women’s Ski Team

by Jerritt | Apr 12, 2018 | Leadership | 0 comments

The most recent Olympics provide an opportunity to celebrate a couple of amazing performances and see directly how they relate to individual performance inside a team environment. The gold medal earned by Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall show that focus on effort, process and team culture can bring historic results.

Addressing Board Committee Challenges

by Jerritt | Mar 14, 2018 | Leadership, Non-Profits | 0 comments

I once worked at a nonprofit organization that had 11 standing board committees. The board also required nearly every significant decision staff made to be approved by the appropriate committee who then needed their decision approved by the board. Wasn’t that...