Lessons and know-how on building a culture where everyone feels welcomed, connected and engaged.
Not long ago, someone posted online, “If your only friends are your co-workers, then you have no friends.” I started thinking about different jobs I’ve had and the office dynamics attached to each of them. And while my co-workers weren’t my only friends, I most certainly considered......
16 April, 2018No comment
Leading up to the national elections last year, I received a series of text messages on my phone. Most of the texts were informational regarding polling locations and deadlines. One text, that came the day prior to election day, caught my eye because it asked......
09 April, 2018No comment
You look around the room and nobody is sitting up straight. Half your team is staring at their phones, the other half is joking with each other about how tired, stressed, or “done” they are. What happened to your hard-hitting, kick-butt team? Hint: They are human.......
02 April, 2018No comment
In every team I have been in, the number one thing that sets a good team apart from a bad one is their level of communication. I’m not talking about keeping in touch with your team members about your projects. I’m talking about whether or......
26 March, 2018No comment
Sound effects, Sarah Mclachlan, and the Fast Forward Mindset. What do they all have in common? This episode of the Swift Kickin’ It Show. This episode of SKTV is for team leaders want to get their team on the fast, but effective, track to success.......
20 March, 2018No comment
Have you ever gone to a conference, learned all the things and gone back to your team, ready to implement every last morsel of information? How did they respond? Probably with a face that would make you think lobsters are trying to escape from your head. Rather than trying......
19 March, 2018No comment
Through a casual conversation with one of my employees, he asked if he should still continue to update a financial document every day. In confusion, I asked him what document he was talking about. He then sent me a link and I found myself looking......
12 March, 2018No comment
You know that feeling when you’re laughing so hard you start crying? No matter what you do, you feel your eyes well up and the uncontrollable giggles escaping. Talk about an endorphin party! Laughing with your team is perhaps the best way to bond with each......
05 March, 2018No comment
My calendar is booked up a week in advance. With my classes, clubs, internships, and social gathering, I don’t often find myself slowing down the pace. At the time I am writing this, I just came from a scheduled 1-hour dinner with friends and before......
26 February, 2018No comment
“I made an Elsa cake. There’s no need for that.” -Marisol Bazile Is there anything more creative than making an Elsa birthday cake? Nope, there isn’t. Which is why the Swift Kickin’ It Show brought Marisol on for Episode Two to chat about unlocking team......
22 February, 20181 Comment