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The attorneys of Allstate Insurance gathered for a team retreat in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania at the Sands Resort and Casino. The coordinating attorney was seeking a fun and different activity to the end the day and reached out to The Leader’s Institute® for suggestions. We recommended a Creating a Team Culture workshop. Hmm… is this the […]

By Michelle Riklan Mergers and acquisitions can be exciting opportunities for companies to come together under a united sense of purpose and vision. Team building is also important after a merger or acquisition. Mergers can breed jealously and distrust. In fact, employees with an “us-versus-them” mentality will produce harmful effects and poor performance. What is […]

You’ve got your company goals set on paper, in digital formats, and on signature lines of internal communication. Your team knows there is a destination but do they also know how to get there? Are you all moving toward a common direction or tugging on opposite sides? Sometimes, an effective leader has to provide a […]

The word “Teambuilding” alone is enough to get some rolling their eyes and checking their calendar for a scheduling conflict. And while many of our first thoughts of teambuilding go to a comical episode of The Office or a YouTube video of an exercise gone wrong, the process of teambuilding, in whatever form it takes, […]

Under fire? Here’s How an Effective Leader Deals with Criticism By Michelle A. Riklan Criticism at work starts early, at entry level when you’re focused on the boss’s scathing comments. You console yourself, anticipating your turn to dish out the criticism when you become the manager. But leaders get criticized from above, below, and from […]

Wiley Rein is a Washington, DC-based law firm and a dominant presence in the nation’s capital. With more than 250 lawyers, the firm has earned international prominence by representing clients in complex, high-stakes regulatory, litigation, and transaction matters. A recent partner’s retreat for the government contracts practice area took place at one of the partner’s […]

Want to create a happy and more productive workplace? Leaders who send clear messages to their team create a happy and more productive workplace. Psychologists measure a person’s ability to deal with situations like conflict in the workplace, having a difficult conversation, and being resilient when faced with challenges as a person’s “Emotional Intelligence.” A […]

Company leaders always want to celebrate those big wins, but you’ll actually create more big wins by celebrating your team’s small wins. About 65% of employees don’t feel valued by their boss, according to a study by CareerBuilder, and this attitude is often created because employers often overlook the normal, day-to-day successes of their employees. […]

Free Public Speaking Tips: Eliminate Public Speaking Fear and Presentation Anxiety Tips to Ease Public Speaking Anxiety and Presentation Fear. The following is an excerpt from Chapter One of the book Fearless Presentations published by The Leader’s Institute®. In this chapter, Doug Staneart, CEO of The Leader’s Institute®, reveals 10 Free Public Speaking Tips about […]

Choosing the right team building activity for your meeting can be fun and exciting or painful and nerve-wracking. Make the right choice and you look like a hero within your organization. Make the wrong choice and it can be an expensive “learning opportunity”. Oftentimes clients want to drill down to finite details about the specific […]