Posts by Shana Bosler
What Do People Want from Their Manager?
At multiple points in their careers, most people leaders ask themselves some variation of the question – What do my employees want or need from me? Sometimes, it’s with enthusiasm as you are thinking of how you can best support your team members and drive performance. At other times, it may be with some frustration…
Read MoreSet Up Successful Team Building Events for Your Hybrid Group
With the rise of hybrid teams, it is absolutely essential that employees stay connected. In the past, individuals were often working in the same place and could easily meet in person to address a challenge, share ideas or simply catch up. Through frequent interactions, they naturally had opportunities to get to know each other as…
Read MoreCreate a Safe Space for Accountability Conversations
One of the most important duties of any manager is to empower their teams to set and achieve goals. At its core, management is all about helping staff to be accountable. Yet, less than one in five people are able to successfully hold others responsible for delivering on workplace expectations. While that is an alarming…
Read More7 Tips to Reacclimate to Office Life
Many employees are expected to “go back to work” over the next few months as companies reopen their offices. After a long stretch of operating remotely, that shift could require some recalibration on the parts of staff and employers to ensure that everyone is able to bring their best selves to work. If you or…
Read More10 Practices of Effective Hybrid Teams – And the Soft Skills Behind Them
As employees ask for ongoing flexibility, many organizations are embracing a hybrid model where individuals may work in the office a few days each a week, or they may choose to be remote, in-person or a mix of both. While many teams have been able to successfully navigate remote work out of necessity, managers should…
Read More6 Ways the Emergenetics+ Mobile App Improves the Way You Work
One of my favorite things as an Emergenetics® Master Associate is to lead workshops and watch my participants’ eyes light up as they discover how they and their colleagues prefer to think and behave. I can see in their expressions and reflections that they are making so many connections to the possibilities and applications that…
Read MoreBring the Best Elements of Working from Home Back to the Office
Whether you’re a big fan of working from home or can’t wait to return to a shared space (or are somewhere in between), it has to be said that there are a lot of positive aspects to remote work. For companies that want their employees back in the office in some fashion, it’s important to…
Read MoreHow to: Overcome 3 Common Obstacles to Reskilling and Upskilling Staff
With rapid digitization in our working world, Human Resources (HR) and Learning & Development (L&D) professionals are facing increasing pressures to help staff build new talents to fulfill changing job functions and take on new responsibilities. That focus is so important that reskilling and upskilling employees was identified as the number one priority for L&D…
Read More12 Tips to Manage Anxiety About the Return to Work
Among all the responsibilities that managers have, one of the most important is their focus on employee wellbeing. In the past year, people leaders have supported their staff through a lot of ups, downs and uncertainties. With the potential of returning to the workplace on the horizon, managers need to be mindful that some of…
Read More5 Tips to Facilitate Engaging Hybrid Learning Sessions
The “return to work” has continued to dominate conversations for business and Human Resources leaders alike. While most organizations are still solidifying plans, many are expecting to adopt a more flexible approach for much of the year and may permanently embrace a hybrid work model. For Learning & Development professionals, hybrid teams pose many new…
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