by Terri Klass | Mar 18, 2018 | Building Culture, Core Values, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Brand, Leadership Development, Open-Minded, Storytelling, Team Building
What I have observed after working with many teams of all sizes across different industries is that underneath a high performing team is a foundation of values, clear direction and interconnected relationships. Without those basic elements, no team has a real chance...
by Terri Klass | Dec 3, 2017 | Building Trust, Core Values, DiSC Assessments, Leadership Development, Myers-Briggs MBTI, Team Building
Our work worlds can either energize or debilitate us. There isn’t anything more deflating than coming to work each day and feeling uncomfortable in our workplace or worrying about how our team members might respond in their daily routines. Leaders can even feel...
by Terri Klass | Nov 19, 2017 | Change Management, Core Values, Influential Leader, Mentoring, Team Building, Teams
For many years organizations have been focusing on ways to increase employee and team member engagement. Study after study pinpoints steps to help our companies cultivate deeper team engagement. According to a recent Gallop poll, only 15% of employees globally...
by Terri Klass | Oct 29, 2017 | Career Development, Change Management, Core Values, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, Mentoring, Team Building
It’s that time of year again when pumpkins turn into jack-o-lanterns, children transform into goblins and witches and leaders begin to panic that the end of the year is not far off. For many of us, once Halloween arrives, Thanksgiving, the holiday season and New Years...
by Terri Klass | Sep 17, 2017 | Advice on Millennials, Core Values, Gifts and Strengths, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, Management Development, Mentoring, Team Building
There is rarely a time that generational challenges don’t emerge in my leadership workshops or coaching sessions. The comments and concerns range from: “Why can’t they have the same work ethic as we do?” “Why are they so fixated on their phones and technology?” “Why...
by Terri Klass | Aug 6, 2017 | Career Development, Core Values, Leadership Development, Management Development, Open-Minded
If you have been looking for a job in the past few years, the term “culture fit” probably came up in your search. Whether it was expressed by an interviewer or discussed by an individual at a particular firm, it seems that everyone is finally grasping the importance...