Organizational Leadership
How to Deal With Loneliness at Work
In working with corporate professionals, we’ve heard clients express from time to time that they’re dealing with loneliness at work. That is, they feel emotional distress due to perceived disconnect from the team members around them. While feeling lonely at work isn’t something openly discussed in most offices, it’s increasingly common, and it has severe…
Read MoreDallas Soft Skills Training
On November 18th, we hosted our first Mastering Soft Skills Training at CityCentral Dallas. In this training program, attendees learned how to leverage the 4 channels of communication to: Learn how to communicate effectively Get clarity about any challenge you are facing Set clean boundaries with your calendar, colleagues, clients, vendors and yourself Deliver more effective feedback Handle difficult conversations with more…
Read MoreReady to Lead? Ask for Help!
Great leaders are willing to ask for help from others, and they’ve learned how to do so effectively. Even better, they ask in a way that is inviting and full of choice, rather than telling people what to do. The ability to ask for what you want is directly tied to your success as a…
Read MoreHow to Navigate Your Deal Breakers
Here’s How to Get a Promotion at Work
There’s loads of advice out there about how to get a promotion at work. Professionals who tend to rise in their careers typically share certain habits: they own their responsibility, network with the right people, lead with vulnerability, and advocate for team members and themselves. However, what if you can’t seem to find time or…
Read MoreNow Open: The Mastering Soft Skills Workshop
Update 11/23: This soft skills workshop has passed, but we often have new workshop dates available. Visit the homepage for the latest leadership training events online, in Dallas and beyond! It’s here: a local soft skills workshop in north Dallas! This two-and-a-half hour experience will put you on the right track to show up more…
Read MorePractice the Power of Vulnerability – with a Day Off!
After Brene Brown’s viral TED Talk and the launch of her book The Power of Vulnerability, everyday people began talking about the concept of shame. Brown defines shame as fear of loss of connection. More specifically, we believe there are parts of ourselves that others would reject. We fear we’d lose respect, friendship, or prestige…
Read MoreHow to Have Difficult Conversations Effectively
Let’s talk about how to have difficult conversations. Stop what you’re doing for a moment, and just think about all the relationships that you have. This can include professional relationships such as your colleagues, superiors, direct reports, clients, vendors and competitors. It can also include personal relationships such as family and friends. Which relationship, if…
Read MoreHow to Grow a Consulting Business
Over several decades in the software consulting world, I came across the same powerful challenges time and again: How do we get our teams to perform at a higher level? How do we grow and scale to not only take on more clients, but also to expand the work we’re doing for our current clients?…
Read MoreHow to Know if Your Team Dynamics Are Healthy
At Engaging Breakthroughs, we support the development of strong team dynamics. When we say dynamics, we refer to the ways teams move and act in concert (or not). This includes communication habits and behaviors that become ingrained over time. When team dynamics are healthy, teams achieve maximum performance and scalability. When the dynamics are disjointed…
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