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Upskilling your staff
Have you thought about the talents that need to be developed in your company and the possibility of upskilling your staff? Do you work with them to find out what they want to study and encourage them to continuously learn and grow! Or are you too busy with day to day needs to worry about the future? Not encouraging learning and upskilling is short-sited and will cause issues down the road. If staff aren’t constantly growing and learning new talents, they’re more likely to

Barbara Giesing
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Model Curiosity and Learning
As managers, it’s easy to look at our role as coach or teacher, but there are always things we can learn from our staff, encouraging a culture of curiosity and reciprocity. While we may have more experience or are potentially skilled in different areas, staff have unique perspectives that provide opportunities to learn new ways of approaching problems. Work with your staff to encourage brainstorming and alternative viewpoints. Let staff take turns taking charge of ongoing me

Barbara Giesing
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The power of annual goals!
The year is flying by and it’s a good time to review annual goals! It’s easy to “set and forget” goals each year but if we don’t put...

Barbara Giesing
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Getting the most out of conferences
Leaders should engage in continuous learning, but how do we get the most out of conferences and learning opportunities? I can’t begin to...

Barbara Giesing
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Are You and Your Staff Really learning?
I’m posting early because I’m going to a conference next week and it reminded me of something I suggest to managers/leaders. When you...

Barbara Giesing
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Making Time to Learn
I was fortunate to be able to experience part of the HRSW Conference in Fort Worth last week (an educational/networking conference for...

Barbara Giesing
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