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The TLS blog is where you can find strategies to navigate through the ever-changing and complex challenges you face as a leader. We aim to inspire you and welcome your thoughts on the topics and ideas that we present in the blog.

Communicate with Confidence

How do you build confidence in situations where you simply don't feel that confident? It's a challenge that many of us can relate to, and in this week's video, we share some ideas and approaches that can be helpful whether READ MORE

When All Else Fails – Acknowledge and Validate!

Have you ever felt completely 'at a loss' when it comes to supporting a colleague or team members through a difficult time? If so, today's video touches on two powerful communication skills that can help in those moments. We invite READ MORE

Be Intentional about Team Alignment

As a leader, how do you ensure that you team members are all in the same boat AND rowing in the same direction? If you aren't sure of the answer, listen to this week's video as we talk about one READ MORE

Multigenerational Teams

Most of us are working with individuals that come from a generation that's different from our own. In fact, some organizations may have as many as five generations of workers on staff. During our video this week, we explore one READ MORE

Setting Healthy Boundaries

Setting healthy boundaries can be one of the most challenging things we do as humans. And when you bring a group of humans together on a team - it can be even more tricky! Listen to this week's video as READ MORE

Team Trust Begins with You

Often when we work with teams who are experiencing a lack of trust among team members, there's a tendency for those members to focus on others on the team - what those individuals are, or are not, doing. In today's READ MORE

The Importance of Team Trust

Everyone knows that trust is an important - maybe even essential - quality to have on a team. But do you know just how important it really is? In today's video, we demonstrate a simple exercise that reinforces the idea READ MORE

Improving Team Communication

We all hear and process information differently, so how can we accommodate these differences in ways that allow us to get the most out of all team members? Listen to hear some ideas that you can immediately apply with your READ MORE

Please Give Me Your Feedback

The other day I was in the kitchen as my daughter was cooking a cake with a friend. She asked me to give some feedback on the way it was coming together. OKAY – now what to do?READ MORE

On Mastering the Role of ‘Maestro’ On Your Team

My kids often accuse me of starting many stories with “I heard this interesting story on NPR” so I’ll apologize now for starting this way – but it’s true – I did.READ MORE