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Developing Soft Skills to Future-proof Organizations

By Rachel Burr | Jan 31st, 2024 | HR & People Development, Leadership development, Team Building, | 0 Comments

Soft skills go beyond “people skills” and provide a solid foundation for organizational growth.  Improving soft skills through coaching ...

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Reskilling:  Changing Roles for a Changing World

By Rachel Burr | Jan 3rd, 2024 | HR & People Development, Leadership development, Organizational Development, Team Building, | 0 Comments

Reskilling is the process of preparing an existing workforce for new and different roles as the result of market changes and technology. Profound...

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Upskilling:  A Program of Continuous Development to Meet Changing Needs

By Rachel Burr | Nov 22nd, 2023 | HR & People Development, Leadership development, Organizational Development, | 0 Comments

Upskilling is an ongoing process of learning and development designed to meet current and future workplace requirements.  It leverages the t...

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People Development:  Closing the Skills Gap With a Culture of Learning

By Rachel Burr | Oct 12th, 2023 | HR & People Development, Organizational Development, | 0 Comments

People development is the process of identifying the skills needed to achieve organizational goals, and designing learning, coaching, mentori...

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Using Organizational Development to Create Effective Change

By Rachel Burr | Sep 20th, 2023 | Organizational Development, | 0 Comments

Organizational development goes through these phases: identify a specific problem, solve the problem with change, assess progress, and reset orga...

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Boosting Employee Morale is Good Business

By Rachel Burr | Aug 18th, 2023 | HR & People Development, Leadership development, Organizational Development, Team Building, | 0 Comments

Ways to boost employee morale include giving employees autonomy, recognition, appreciation, avoiding burnout, respecting work-life boundaries, etc., ...

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Creating Effective Teams and Managing Personalities in Teamwork

By Rachel Burr | Jul 10th, 2023 | Organizational Development, Team Building, | 0 Comments

Diversity in both skills and personalities in teamwork relies on team members' psychological roles based on personality and functional roles. “A...

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Micromanagement is Not Leadership

By Rachel Burr | May 23rd, 2023 | Leadership development, Psychological Insight, | 0 Comments

Micromanagement and Imposter Syndrome, often derived from insecurity, isolation, & feelings of lack of control, are common among leaders. Ca...

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Authentic Self at Workplace: Why & How

By Rachel Burr | Apr 18th, 2023 | HR & People Development, Leadership development, Organizational Development, Psychological Insight, Team Building, | 0 Comments

Bringing your authentic self to the workplace is integral to career success and growth, and it increases job satisfaction. Leadership needs to create...

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Leadership Communication, Workplace Engagement, Building Future Leaders

By Rachel Burr | Mar 6th, 2023 | HR & People Development, Leadership development, Organizational Development, Psychological Insight, Team Building, | 0 Comments

Leadership communication can be improved upon coaching for better employee engagement, team dynamics, and organizational leadership bench, says R...

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