How the butterfly effect of kindness can help alleviate stress

Despite your best efforts for a creating a respectful workplace, on the day after the 2024 election, there will be winners and losers.  How should a workplace leader respond to election results?

The national election is just two months away. If you are a team leader, you will find some strategies for maintaining a respectful workplace culture.

The 2024 Presidential election has forced office politics into second place when compared to angst generated by politics in the office.

This month’s article discusses the differences between the two concepts and contains 2 suggestions for how to be an empathetic affirming coworker.

Be aware of how holiday celebrations may affect your staff and coworkers in different ways to help reduce the stress of the holiday season.

By Beth Schaefer IPD Director Last week I attended an annual holiday party with friends that I have been attending for 30-some years.  Fun!  It was a potluck, and I made a pretty ordinary salad – for about $35 dollars in grocery supplies – not fun.   While many of us

Take these actions to ensure a smooth career move.

While a record number of people are leaving their jobs (see the series introductory article: Is The Great Resignation Time for Your Career Transformation?), you may not have to leave to get a better deal. Because so many people are leaving, this may be a good time to negotiate a

The Great Resignation Is On! This series of blogs studies the impact through the personal lens of your career ladder. Series Introduction  Part 1: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Coming in April) Part 2: You’ve Got Leverage (Coming in May) Part 3: Make your Move Before making any

How much to delegate and if/when to pull work back if results become an issue.

Treat your middle management well through the use of these 6 Key Activities.

This blog compares Middle Managers to Oreos® – connecting the two cookie cakes: workers and leadership.

This blog will focus on the specific dilemmas faced by middle management with strategies to navigate them.

Learn how to navigate polarizing conversations effectively at work.

Learn how to ensure successful transformation and how to play a role in that success.

Dive into the topic of time management at work.

Despite your best efforts for a creating a respectful workplace, on the day after the 2024 election, there will be winners and losers.  How should a workplace leader respond to election results?

The national election is just two months away. If you are a team leader, you will find some strategies for maintaining a respectful workplace culture.

The 2024 Presidential election has forced office politics into second place when compared to angst generated by politics in the office.

How much to delegate and if/when to pull work back if results become an issue.

Learn how resiliency strategies work and how to apply them in your workplace.

Treat your middle management well through the use of these 6 Key Activities.

This blog compares Middle Managers to Oreos® – connecting the two cookie cakes: workers and leadership.

Create a thriving work culture using the strengths of each generation.

This blog will focus on the specific dilemmas faced by middle management with strategies to navigate them.

Dive into the topic of time management at work.

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Dive into the topic of time management at work.

Despite your best efforts for a creating a respectful workplace, on the day after the 2024 election, there will be winners and losers.  How should a workplace leader respond to election results?

Dive into the topic of time management at work.

Innovation Tips and Tricks Click Here For PDF Click Here For Printable PDF

Despite your best efforts for a creating a respectful workplace, on the day after the 2024 election, there will be winners and losers.  How should a workplace leader respond to election results?

The 2024 Presidential election has forced office politics into second place when compared to angst generated by politics in the office.

My most successful resolution occurred about 10 years ago when I resolved to wear eyeshadow every day. I ended up losing 60 pounds.

Take these actions to ensure a smooth career move.

While a record number of people are leaving their jobs (see the series introductory article: Is The Great Resignation Time for Your Career Transformation?), you may not have to leave to get a better deal. Because so many people are leaving, this may be a good time to negotiate a

The Great Resignation Is On! This series of blogs studies the impact through the personal lens of your career ladder. Series Introduction  Part 1: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Coming in April) Part 2: You’ve Got Leverage (Coming in May) Part 3: Make your Move Before making any

To coincide with the IPD Expert Insights free webinar series on transforming the workplace using the Modernization Playbook, I thought I should take a look at workplace transformation on a personal level.   For the first time in quite a while, workers are in demand so it stands to reason that

Are you in need of a New Year’s Resolution, or a Performance Goal? If you are as old (mature) as I am, you will remember the craze around a little book by Robert Fulghum entitled All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten.   Now, we have the

Learn how resiliency strategies work and how to apply them in your workplace.

Create a thriving work culture using the strengths of each generation.

Learn how to navigate polarizing conversations effectively at work.

Explore the philosophy of Ubuntu and unlock the power to change your team and make a lasting impact in the world.

We are not working on an island. We need to teach people to work interdependently, ask for help early, and work with others to dream big and solve large problems.

DEI policies often fall short in bereavement policies. Ensuring employees can grieve is essential for a company’s health and longevity. Learn more…

Inclusive language in our workplaces is essential. Learn three ways to improve the use of inclusive language in the workplace.

It’s Beyond What You Can See. Part 2 of Who’s Sitting at Your Table?

By: Destyn Land, M.Ed.   Imagine that you were personally invited to a dinner party hosted by one of your favorite celebrities (for me this would be the late Chadwick Boseman). Upon your arrival, you realize the table you were assigned to sit at has seats that you do not

Learn 6 workplace values sought be younger generations and 4 actions leaders can take to demonstrate those values and diversify their culture.

Explore the core business architecture that DHS is leveraging to integrate service delivery and develop an enterprise portfolio of products.  

Learn more about value streams role and position in the larger business architecture framework.

Learn more about how product managers can use business architecture in their roles.

Discuss some tips and techniques for getting your business stakeholders to become your greatest champions.

Explore modern operating models for organizing different types of architects, along with approaches companies are taking to improve collaboration.

Cover the basics that must be established before even starting to think about a formal business architecture practice.

Learn how to stand up a business architecture practice within an organization.

This third and final session in Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice poses questions that should be considered when it comes to the governance of an enterprise-level business architecture practice.

Learn how to leverage business models to define overall scope, map work tracks, track vendors & systems, and ensure end-to-end coverage.

This webinar focuses on practical tips and methods to use tools already in their toolbox to hit the turbo button and keep up with the world around them.

A look at the COVID pandemic’s impact on corporations and the digital economy through the lens of business architecture.

How Business Architects Can Help Their Companies Navigate Through Uncertainty.

This session focuses on the creation of the State of Minnesota’s Office of Transformation to standardize and assist state agencies with their modernization efforts.

Learn how the playbook works in conjunction with maturity assessments.

This session will discuss the importance of change management in any transformation.

Learn how as little as 15 minutes or having 2 or 3 conversations can determine where you are on the capability maturity model can save you time, money, and frustration.

Does Your Company Need More Convincing to Send You to Business Architecture Certification Training?

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Is Pocket Agile a Thing, or Did I Just Invent It? Or – Is it OK to be Agile Lite? By: Beth Schaefer    Director, Institute for Professional Development I hesitate to say that I am practicing Agile because I have not been formally trained in Agile. And, I work

Tips to build resiliency and stay grounded as you continue in your middle management role.

Middle Managers who invest in their own professional development build stronger teams and more resilient careers.

8 suggestions to manage return-to-office vs remote office.

Your organization made a big decision. You disagree with it. Your team will hate it. Now what?

Is the time spent doing annual performance evaluations worth it?

How much to delegate and if/when to pull work back if results become an issue.

Learn how resiliency strategies work and how to apply them in your workplace.

Treat your middle management well through the use of these 6 Key Activities.

This blog compares Middle Managers to Oreos® – connecting the two cookie cakes: workers and leadership.

Create a thriving work culture using the strengths of each generation.