“Hi, my name is Chad, and I believe that introducing yourself is an art form that takes practice to master.” We’ve all been in situations where we’ve met someone for the first time, and the conversation either clicks or falls flat. If you’re looking...
I’m really excited about today’s video! You’ll leave with 5 great tips to help make sure your employees aren’t burning out. By the end, you’ll also have one quick and effective activity you can do with your team at your next meeting to get a feel for where...
Last week, I led a virtual workshop at a university where I completely failed to follow my own advice here. It ended terribly. Well…I should say that I ended it terribly. We got cut short, ran out of time, and closed in a bit of a hurried, “thanks,...
This is the most important concept I’ve recorded to date. If we all learned this one 60-second habit to increase buy-in, it would make us better leaders, better educators, better spouses, better friends, and even better parents. It’ll help you dial in to...
Just because your team has been together for a long time, you can’t skimp out on or get lazy with your team building and team development efforts. Especially if you’re remote, or partially remote—your team needs to put effort into building that connection. However,...
If you go into a group setting and tell everyone that you’re going to do an icebreaker, some will start to break out in hives. Others will play along. And some will genuinely enjoy. But you can make great, meaningful engagement and connection happen without ever even...
There’s been so much so much chatter about The Great Resignation, or as an artist friend of mine calls it, “The Big Quit.” It seems like it’s just inevitable. “Everyone’s quitting, and there’s not much we can do about it” seems to be the place of...
Your team might be running on fumes, but you can help them pick back up! It’s been a jam-packed couple of years. We’re all tired, we’re worn out, and most of us feel like we’re still having too many meetings. (Psst… check out last week’s video to help make turn...
What do you think is more important? To be interested—or to be interesting? You can actually answer that and see everyone else’s response right here. My answer to this question in today’s video might surprise you. I hope you choose to spend 7 minutes and 51...
7 Steps to Transform the Mundane into the Memorable Have you ever pondered, “How can I make bland subjects more appealing?” Recently, a client of mine had to attend an all-day training on a new database system, and the challenge was to make this...
