Good business planning helps you and your team work effectively and efficiently. The challenge is that most business plans end up being disregarded as another document in the pile accumulating formality without execution. The truth is – effective planning can be enhanced and made easy when using a consistent framework to support the translation of […]
The Importance of Asking Questions to Drive Insights
To fully grasp business acumen, it is important to understand the art of asking questions. More specifically, how leveraging questions helps better understand the challenges and pain points of an organization and how to take appropriate action based on information learned. When asking questions, you are seeking to understand: What is happening? Why is it […]
4 Key Steps to Engage More Empathetically With Others
Brene Brown has said, “Empathy is simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of you’re not alone.” Empathy is an incredibly important skill for leaders in any and all domains. Having awareness and understanding for the feelings and experiences of one’s peers and employees can set the tone […]
6 Key Steps to Help Your Team Successfully Navigate Their Transition
Renowned football coach Pete Carroll once said, “each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.” Coaching is a critical skill. However, coaching skills can be difficult to […]
Reengaging Your People With Your Redefined Organization
“ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb Employees often cycle through varying degrees of engagement while going through change. Here are four tips to help reengage employees to ensure higher degrees of engagement and successful change implementation: 1. Reemphasize the why behind […]
Redefining Your Future Direction of Your Team and Organization
Are you looking to redefine the future direction of your organization or team? If so, here are four things to consider when you are defining the future direction. Do you have a well-defined strategy to lead you toward your intended future direction? Can your strategy be successfully implemented? Have you identified the implications and risks […]
The Importance of Being An Authentic and Empathetic Leader
Here at WLH, we hold Women’s History Month in high esteem. It is a time to reflect on the progress that women have made across all domains of life, and in particular, how they have impacted the business world. Over the course of the past 50 years, women’s presence in the workplace has risen rapidly—in […]
It Only Gets Better From Here
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for tuning into this week’s WLH Podcast. As the final week of 2020 approaches, we at WLH are reflecting a lot on this past year. Going into 2020, we all had goals, aspirations, and expectations for what we could accomplish in both our personal and professional lives. However, as we […]
The New Leadership Paradigm: Empathy
Last month we introduced our ABC’s of Leadership for all times to reflect leadership challenges in response to the current climate. This week’s podcast continues the series as we move into the fifth necessary skills for today’s leaders: Empathy and inclusive leadership. I will speak with trusted WLH Team Member, Loretta Cate about this area […]
Happy Thanksgiving! We Appreciate You.
In this week’s podcast, we at WLH Consulting and WLH Learning Solutions want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and share our appreciation for all of you! This past year has been challenging and it can be hard to find gratitude during these difficult days. That is why we took the time to reflect on […]