by Brandi Olson | Nov 3, 2020 | Foundations, Leadership, Learning, Outcomes
What Is Your Baton? I love track and field events. I am captivated by the speed, strategy, and in the case of the relay races, by the collaboration required to pass a baton at record speeds. But, watching the 4×400 relay race at the 2016 Olympic Games, I couldn’t...
by Brandi Olson | Oct 28, 2020 | Expansions, Leadership, Outcomes, Planning & Strategy, Prioritization
Servant Leadership In Action: The Language of Outcomes “But really, what does that look like in action?” Joyce, a newly promoted marketing director, posed this question at our very first leadership coaching session. We had been exploring the power of servant...
by Brandi Olson | Oct 13, 2020 | Expansions, Leadership, Learning, Outcomes, Responding to Change, Teams
When It’s A Mindset Change I recently had a very interesting chat with cognitive psychologist Dr. Kimberly Halvorson, CEO of @Brainsatwork. This is Part 2 of that conversation. We ended up talking about how human brains work at their best, and how multitasking makes...
by Brandi Olson | Oct 13, 2020 | Foundations, Leadership, Outcomes, Responding to Change, Teams
What Does It Mean To Be An Agile Organization? A few weeks ago, I got to have a fascinating conversation with cognitive psychologist Dr. Kimberly Halvorson, CEO of @Brainsatwork. With absolutely ZERO jargon, we talked about what it means to be an agile organization...
by Brandi Olson | Sep 30, 2020 | Foundations, Outcomes, Prioritization
Escape The Productivity Trap “We had record breakthroughs in operational efficiency last year, but our client complaints went up.” Margaret, director of client services at a workforce training center, went on to tell me that the chair of the board was thrilled with...
