by Joanie Connell | Dec 13, 2021 | Blog, Empowered, Managing Change, REAL Life Skills, Resilient, Values, Women Leaders
I’d like to take a moment to expand your thinking on what a gift is. It started with a conversation with someone who told me she had cancer. It was a heart wrenching story, yet this was one of the most positive conversations I have had in a long time. She was laughing...
by Joanie Connell | Nov 9, 2021 | Blog, Coaching and Mentoring, Employee Engagement and Retention, Leadership
“If you understand what motivates people, you can help them have a sense of pride in their work.” Katheryn Baker, a VP of a tech company, told me that recently in a podcast interview. She also said that, as a manager, it’s important to recognize that people have...
by Joanie Connell | Oct 4, 2021 | Blog, Leadership
It is hard to hire a good technical employee, such as a software developer, engineer, or scientist, because they need to have both technical skills and the ability to work well with others. Technical leaders tend to be good at assessing technical skills but...
by Joanie Connell | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog, Flexible Work, Leadership, Remote Management
Whether hybrid teams can succeed is the question of the moment but it is not a new one. Flexible Work Solutions got its name in back 2005 because we were helping companies establish remote, hybrid, and other flexible work arrangements. People today are...
by Joanie Connell | Mar 17, 2021 | Blog, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership, Remote Management
“It happens every time. The same people talk and everyone else stays quiet.” Does this sound like your zoom meetings? Have you noticed that the same people keep contributing to meetings while the rest fade into silent observers? Have you asked...
