by Karen Darrin | May 29, 2019 | Health
Good questions are the foundation of effective career discussions. They can help you better understand your employees, demonstrate your genuine interest in their professional development and create a healthy dialogue about how they can move forward in their careers....
by Karen Darrin | Mar 12, 2019 | Health
Multiple research studies show that coaching can improve individual performance and bottom-line results. Therefore, it’s worth the effort to build coaching into your role as a leader and see greater productivity, engagement, and accountability in your team as a...
by Karen Darrin | Feb 19, 2019 | Health
As a professional development coach, there are certain authors that I follow. Since his groundbreaking first book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni has been one of those authors. In his recent book, The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni builds on concepts...
by Karen Darrin | Nov 20, 2018 | Health
Being around people who have a consistent negative disposition is a challenge. Some playfully call these individuals “Debbie Downers.” Others call these individuals “energy vampires” and for good reason. As you may have noticed, it’s really hard to be...
by Karen Darrin | Jun 26, 2018 | Health
Daniel Coyle, the author of The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, spent four years researching many successful teams to better understand how groups thrive, along with what doesn’t work. “While culture can feel like magic, it’s not,”...
