15 Effective Delegation Strategies For Busy Leaders
Put yourself in the right frame of mind to begin delegating as you start each day. A great first step is to change what you ask yourself every morning. Instead of asking yourself, “What do I need to do today?” ask yourself, “What needs to get done today?” This simple change takes the focus off you as the resource and puts the focus on the task at hand for all resources you choose to engage. – Jim Vaselopulos, Rafti Advisors, LLC
SkillCycle Recognized As The Best Coaching/Mentorship Company At The Workies 2019
We are thrilled to announce that SkillCycle has won the award for the Best Coaching/Mentorship Company at the Work Awesome Conference on October 24th. The Workies is an award program created with the intention of recognizing, rewarding, and celebrating achievements and excellence of those in HR. The Workies are brought to you by the DisruptHR NYC team.
Putting Humanity At The Forefront Of Your Organization
In the 1960s, Bob Dylan released the song “The Times They Are A-Changin’” as a way to speak to what was happening during a pivotal time in the United States. As NPR reported, “The civil rights movement was underway and demonstrations against the war in Vietnam were gearing up.”
The Top Four Learning Lessons Of Leadership
Our CEO and Co-Founder, Kristy McCann Flynn’s top lessons on leadership, as seen on Forbes. Starting, most critically, by leading with learning and prioritizing your people.
3 Soft Skills That Are Actually Hard Skills
There is an ongoing conversation about what skills people need to fulfill themselves and support their companies – but what these needed skills are is often ambiguous. Some say soft skills (e.g., emotional intelligence, communication and change management) are the most important, and others say hard skills (e.g., technology, customer service and basic work skills) take priority to enter and thrive in the workforce.
Could Your Team Defend Winterfell?
Not sure about you, but I’m still reeling from Game of Thrones this weekend. Yes, I’m one of those people who need to talk incessantly and theorize, but I can promise you that there will be no spoilers and this will be relevant to you even if you know nothing about the show. For those who don’t follow, this week’s episode featured a scenario that the entire 8 seasons of the show have been leading up to.
4 Steps To A Recession-Proof Workforce
Today’s organizations face a complex challenge: How do keep the talent we have, and how do we get the skills needed to accomplish our goals? The simple answer is lifelong learning and education, which will recession-proof your organization. Stop throwing out talent, which does nothing but waste money and cause additional costs to culture, engagement and rehiring. Instead, create a culture of learning where you are constantly honing the skills of your talent by upskilling them in their subject areas and beyond.
Living The Fourth: Finding Yourself Before You Can Make An Impact As A Leader
Managing people is never easy. It’s something we must work on every day with ourselves and others. We all want to protect our teams and achieve fruitful outcomes for each other to make personal and company goals happen. There are a lot of ways to stay true to our people in the process of leading, coaching and managing them and there is one way that you can fulfill your promise to them every day.
13 Tips To Help Businesses Decide Whether To “Stay The Course” Or Embrace The Latest Tech
Since New technologies are developed and released almost daily, leaders of young businesses may think they need to implement the latest tech immediately to keep up or, if they’re in tech development themselves, rush a new product to market. But that’s not always the smartest move—with technology, as with anything else, “new” doesn’t always equal “better,” and “first” doesn’t always equal “winner.”
5 Coaching Tips For Female Founders
There are different female venture capitalist funding systems like SheWorx, BBG, Backstage Capital that are helping bridge the gap and make huge changes for female entrepreneurs. It’s more important than ever to help set a precedence of where venture capital dollars should be allocated. Female entrepreneurs investing in women led businesses are shaping future of work and increasing diversity and inclusion, resulting in massive changes within the business landscape.
