by Patti Blackstaffe | Dec 30, 2010 | Leadership, Management, Training
Year in Review & Global Evolution – 2010 brought with it a strong awareness in global online communities and two words truly stood out for us. Engagement and Authenticity. Some of what we observed: Social media transformed from geek-fun to mainstream as...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Dec 8, 2010 | Leadership, Management
Advancement only comes with habitually doing more than you are asked. ~Gary Ryan Blair Advancement, if this is one of your personal values for your career, your job is to understand how you are evaluated, then exceed it. The criteria on which you are evaluated are the...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Oct 24, 2010 | Business, Customer Service, Leadership, Management
This evening I had the pleasure of celebrating my birthday a little early by attending KOOZA by Cirque du Soleil, a gift from my kids (thanks kids). What a show – between the antics, the acrobatics and the feats of amazement, I could not help thinking about how all...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Oct 22, 2010 | Leadership, Management, Training
Have you ever noticed that after you buy a new car, every time you turn around you are seeing the same kind of car everywhere when they were never noticed before? This is what brain awareness does. There are so many images and things to see, our brains filter them...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Oct 14, 2010 | Leadership, Management
Few words can describe the feelings evoked from witnessing the Chilean rescue this week. As a leadership development professional, I could not help but witnessing some lessons learned and garnered from this remarkable rescue of 33 miners. 1. Investing time, money and...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Sep 28, 2010 | Business, Leadership, Management, Training
Think about this. The average worker may fail to exceed expectation but most often they meet evaluation. What you evaluate determines employee performance review scores – these scores determine their advancement. What they’ll work hardest to achieve is what they...
