A Modern Way to Work Blog
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Before agreeing to work with a new retainer client, our team at A Modern Way to Work may spend hours in discovery conversations. Not only do we need to get a thorough sense of how a client’s...
If we had to narrow down our work with clients to the topic that’s most in demand it would be how managers can get better at giving feedback and navigating difficult conversations with their...
People Leaders Take Note: All Eyes Are on You When Employees Exit Your Organization
Whether an employee leaves in pursuit of a similar role elsewhere, or resigns for another reason entirely, the...
One of the questions we hear most frequently from people managers is, “How can I build and maintain relationships with the people on my team when they are working remotely?”
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An overwhelming majority of new clients tell us that not only are their performance reviews not a source of inspiration, it’s unclear whether they even lead to better performance or improved...
As founder of A Modern Way to Work, I was first introduced to Gallup's CliftonStrengths by my first supervisor. He was a big Gallup advocate, bent on instilling passion and respect for their...
If employees are lucky enough to receive regular feedback or performance reviews from their manager it’s usually centered around an “area for improvement”. Once this weakness is...
Leading through change can be difficult. Not only are we seeing a lot of managers struggling to maintain connectivity, one-third of employees have reported feeling disconnected from their...
Does your organization seek out references as a matter of course during the recruitment process? Or have you long since abandoned this practice as contributing little in the way of value to your...
3 Things Nobody Tells You About Having Difficult Conversations
As expert problem solvers, we’re devoted to helping our clients feel in control of their business. That said, we know that one...
At A Modern Way to Work, we’re big believers in the importance of feedback at every level of an organization.
To be clear however, we’re speaking about democratized...
I once asked a group of undergraduate students I was teaching how many of them were taught debate in high school; pick one side of an issue and your opponent chooses the other side, and the winner...
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