by The Learning Advantage | Jul 1, 2019 | Juicy Nuggets Blog
Some of my clients find themselves in a catch-22. They don’t have enough people or the right people to get the job done, but they don’t have the time to recruit, interview, hire, on-board, and train the people who can get it done. In coaching sessions, they have many...
by The Learning Advantage | Jun 1, 2019 | Juicy Nuggets Blog
Have you ever made a recommendation to leadership that fell on deaf ears, but then a consultant, new employee or customer makes the recommendation and all of a sudden leadership thinks it’s the best idea since cupholders in cars? Leaders seem to believe people outside...
by The Learning Advantage | May 5, 2019 | Juicy Nuggets Blog
“What, you don’t trust me?” Becky asked her boss, Pat, when he told her he needed to get daily progress reports from her. “Sure . . . I trust you,” Pat replied after an awkward pause. “It’s . . . my boss. She’s a stickler for all this administrative stuff.”...
by The Learning Advantage | Mar 31, 2019 | Juicy Nuggets Blog
When it comes to career highs and lows, many of us obsess about the troughs and skim over the crests. But if we take the long view — seeing these ups and downs as recurring patterns that are neither good nor bad — we can better manage our response and accept the...
by The Learning Advantage | Mar 3, 2019 | Juicy Nuggets Blog
After earning an undergraduate degree in mathematics I pursued a career in systems engineering. I found the work enjoyable enough but realized that a sizable part of my brain wasn’t fully engaged in it. So I went to business school to find my next career. At the end...
by The Learning Advantage | Feb 3, 2019 | Juicy Nuggets Blog
The best companies want engaged employees. The Gallup Organization surveyed over 30,000 employees in 2018 and found that fully two-thirds said they were disengaged from their work. Imagine the loss of productivity, poor customer relations and opportunities that are...
