The WorkLife Blog

Strong teams are built through clear communication, trust, and human-centered leadership frameworks. Learn how simplified visual education improves organizational alignment and performance.

Discover how body language, tone, and posture impact your leadership presence. Learn research-backed tips from Amy Cuddy and real tools to align intent with perception.

Unlock the power of leadership coaching with essential skills like active listening, powerful questioning, and fostering a growth mindset. Elevate your leadership by mastering these techniques and witness success in the dynamic world of team management.

Dive into the essence of your workplace culture with WorkLife strategies and the Birkman Method. Uncover the power of organizational synergy and individual differences for a thriving, innovative workplace.

Unlock the transformative potential of commitment as we dive into the final step of the WorkLife Method, where dreams become reality, obstacles are conquered, and success is cultivated through decisiveness, resilience, and adaptability.

Unlock the secrets of career advancement in Part 3 of 'The WorkLife Method - Assess-Explore-Choose-Commit' series: Master the art of choosing wisely to propel your career forward with targeted decisions and eliminate the pitfalls of scattered efforts.

If you think that you have limited options because of age, obsolete skills, financial obligations, family issues, or geography, well, you couldn’t be more wrong!

Method is a way of doing things. “Tried and true” methods have been tested and improved, and when used can be expected to produce reliable, similar results.

Uncertainty is fraught with opportunity as well as fear and how leaders deal with it affects talent development, alignment, and adaptability in organizational culture.

But not all uncertainties are created equal.

The biggest decision most people face in the fast-changing world of work is which career to continue to pursue as roles evolve and job descriptions have a shelf life of maybe 3 years.

Have you ever had an instance where you are in a great mood until you encounter something—or someone—that makes you react emotionally? These are called emotional triggers, and they can be extremely challenging to cope with on a daily basis and particularly destructive of your leadership impact.

Many of the managers I speak with are planning the logistics for a return to work. They are in conversations with their leaders and employees, collaboratively addressing needs and expectations, especially those regarding remote work.

What does the future of work look like in your organization?

It’s time to realign and reassess our goals, opportunities, and abilities as we rebuild the community of work!

What does this year have in store for you?

Being bold is what it will take for the world to catch up and deal with the COVID aftermath. The future of our work and life is here!

Being a leader is tough - having to have all the answers all the time! Have you ever thought to yourself, “there has to be something better out there? I feel like I'm on my own, and I'm the only one who feels like this.” It's enough to make your head pop off!

If employees aren’t working in an environment where there is mutual trust and respect, you can’t be as productive as you’d like to be—and neither can they.

Many people ask, "What the heck is a Birkman, and does it really work?” Others have commented “We’ve done all of that personality stuff before, and it has never made any difference. Does the Birkman work?”

Leaders! The most important work benefit isn't what you think it is. It's psychological safety. Here's what it is, why it matters, and one small step to create it in your culture.

The reason fluff can be a necessary evil is that interpersonal business communication lacks an enormous amount of nuance. Psychologists have argued that most interpersonal communication is nonverbal (possibly as much as 93%).

How can you be ready to compete and succeed in this uncertain and volatile world? It requires a rehearsal mindset and the ability to take center stage when necessary.

We are using theatrical metaphors because the world today and the world to come are in the moment, live video experiences. From our daily posts to our LinkedIn profile, we are, in some ways always on stage.

Uncertain times require a shift to new paradigms. Paradigms are generated by a perspective which means that we need to shift our thinking to shift our perspective to change the paradigm. This allows us to look at the world through a different lens.

In the same way that the pandemic has pushed us over the digital edge with online meetings now standard and remote/hybrid being the topic on everyone’s mind, so too do we see “the big return” questioning policies and procedures, processes and standards, expectations and engagement.

What do we mean by Resilience? Simply put, it is the degree to which we can “bounce back” from adversity of any kind. It is characterized by the ability to turn a negative situation into a positive one through re-framing.

Inaction is not to be mistaken as laziness. Where inaction is about resisting change, laziness is about avoiding effort. From this perspective, being courageous and taking risks first requires a willingness to change, followed by the effort required for change to happen. Without willingness to start, the whole process stalls.

With smartphones at our fingertips, boundaries around work and life are more blurred than ever. Applications like Slack and Gmail make us radically accessible, conference calls can happen at any time of the day, and laptops make it easier than ever to work on the weekends and even on “vacation”.