by Kristen Ireland | Nov 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Harvest season’s over. Halloween has passed. With Thanksgiving—and a new year—around the corner, let’s pause. Now, think back on what you’ve accomplished this year. You’ve worked your butt off, and, despite a tough economic environment, crazy weather events, and...
by Kristen Ireland | Oct 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Are you sitting down? We hope so, because here are two statistics that might just floor you. 52% of voluntarily exiting employees say their manager could have done something to prevent them from leaving their job. Over HALF of exiting employees say in the last three...
by Kristen Ireland | Sep 5, 2023 | Leadership
Something curious has been happening lately. During calls with our Leadership Development cohorts, Erin and I always talk about the benefits of using the phrase, “I expect …” to clearly communicate about things like roles and responsibilities or to give meaningful...
by Kristen Ireland | Aug 1, 2023 | Leadership
Imagine trying to give someone directions without knowing precisely where they are or exactly where they want to go. Impossible, right? You MUST know where you are in order to get to where you want to be. Yet business leaders seem to forget (or ignore) this simple...
by Kristen Ireland | Jul 5, 2023 | Build Relevant Skills, Leadership
As the co-founders of People Spark, we’re leadership junkies. We’re always listening to Ted Talks and podcasts about leadership, and we’ve lost count of how many articles we’ve read and clever quotes we’ve memorized on the topic. Over the last few months, we’ve...
