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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.

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Team EI: Relationship Building (Part Three)

As we close the conversation on Team Emotional Intelligence, part three focuses on how we build effective and meaningful relationships within the team AND outside of the team. Join us as we offer ideas for solidifying strong working relationships within READ MORE

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relationships emotional intelligence

Team EI: Relationship Building (Part Three)

As we close the conversation on Team Emotional Intelligence, part three focuses on how we build effective and meaningful relationships within the team AND outside of the team. Join us as we offer ideas for solidifying strong working relationships within READ MORE
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Team EI: Emotional Regulation (Part Two)

Continuing our conversation about Team Emotional Intelligence, part two of this series focuses on how we regulate the team's emotions. Listen as Alicia and Stacie share specific strategies that can be helfpul in bringing healthy reactions to change and relying READ MORE
Team EI: Emotional Awareness (Part One)

Team EI: Emotional Awareness (Part One)

Over the years, many of us have explored the idea of Emotional Intelligence - learning what it says about our ability to notice and regulate our own emotions. But what if we consider team EI? Join us in as we READ MORE
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Fixed vs. Growth Mindset

As a leader (or team member), have you ever found yourself struggling with the same challenge repeatedly? If so, you aren't alone! Listen this week to hear how a couple of teams are integrating the idea of a 'growth mindset' READ MORE
This week we continue the conversation on how to consider 'middle-manager burnout' from a systemic point of view. We explore the idea of 'good enough' and even touch on the idea of (gasp!) the number of meetings we manage. Join us for this essential conversation about supporting our managers and supervisors!

Organizational Impact on Burnout, Part Two

This week we continue the conversation on how to consider 'middle-manager burnout' from a systemic point of view. We explore the idea of 'good enough' and even touch on the idea of (gasp!) the number of meetings we manage. Join READ MORE
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Organizational Impact on Burnout, Part One

We've been inspired by a recent Harvard Business Review article that expands the conversation about burnout beyond focusing only on supporting ourselves - and considers how we can address it from an organizational, or systemic, perspective. Listen this week (part READ MORE
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Navigating Change

There's no denying that change, and its relentless nature, is something we face regularly. Join us this week as we explore how resilience, and our ability to build it, can make all the difference!READ MORE
Addressing Compassion Fatigue & Burnout

Addressing Compassion Fatigue & Burnout

Most of our listeners are no strangers to the topics of compassion fatigue and burnout - and how they affect us at work. Listen this week as we share how this topic resonated so deeply at a recent conference, and READ MORE
Accountability: Holding others to account is truly one of the more challenging aspects of leadership for many leaders. We invite you to join us as we dig deeper into this topic and offer a few ideas of how to bring a focus on accountability into your leadership approach.

Accountability

Holding others to account is truly one of the more challenging aspects of leadership for many leaders. We invite you to join us as we dig deeper into this topic and offer a few ideas of how to bring a READ MORE
Delegation

Delegation

"I really should delegate more than I do."  We hear this kind of statement all the time, and yet, we find it's often very difficult for leaders to move beyond the statement, toward action.  If you can relate to this READ MORE
Setting Boundaries

Setting Boundaries

What's one thing you always seem to need more of but have a difficult time finding? If you answered 'time', we see you! Join us as we address this challenge and sharing a story of how one leader found a READ MORE
Leadership Resilience

Leadership Resilience

When things are 'crazy' at work, it's easy to forget the impact that the 'craziness' may have on you and your team. This week we're inviting you to reflect on the idea of resilience and how to build more of READ MORE