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What I Heard In the Room: A Case for Deeper Human Connections human connection organizational culture workplace connection

In a couple of incidents recently, I had the opportunity to sit in a crowd of senior living and long term care providers and listen while they asked q...

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Three Tips from the Veterinary Hospital Manager's Association Conference

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking for a Leadership Conference of the Veterinary Hospital Manager's Association. If you were in the audience for...

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Eight Tips For Building Trust While Coaching Team Members #leadership

 

It may feel easier to escalate difficult conversations with your team members to HR, but the truth is that many of those conversations are part of ...

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3 Service Lessons I'm Learning In Real Time #theredcarpetway caregiving customer service customer service training older adult services

Like many of you, I am in that stage of life where I am helping to care for an aging parent. My family and I are navigating many steps and pieces of t...

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On Second Thought, What Would Ted Lasso Do? #civility #jasonsudeikis #leadership #shrm #shrm2026 #tedlasso #theredcarpetway empathy

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LOS ANGELES, CA. March 07, 2023: Hannah Waddingham, Jason Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein and Charlie Hiscock at the season 3 ...

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The Surprising Secret to Breaking Down Workplace Silos

The Surprising Secret to Breaking Down Workplace Silos

Have you ever been in the grocery store and a song from your era comes on, and suddenly, witho...

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Red-Carpet - Exclusive or Expansive? customer service empathy employee experience humanity

 

Ever Felt Alone in a Crowd? 

Let me share my story. I attended a three-day workshop event where I didn’t know a soul, which was fine—I was there t...

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5 Ways to Develop Soft Skills In Your Team customer service customer service training leadership skills learning & development soft skills training

It’s not just what they do—it’s how they do it.

In today’s workplace, soft skills like communication, empathy, problem-solving, and teamwork are no l...

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Why Soft Skills Development Is One Secret to Retaining Employees customer service training learning & development soft skills training

 

In recent years we've seen our customers improve employee retention—not by adding flashy perks or big bonuses, but by rethinking something foundati...

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How to Prevent Employee Burnout - Part One

This week's question is: How do we boost morale and prevent employee burnout when everyone is stretched so thin? This is a question I'm going to addre...

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