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...
by Kristen Ireland | May 2, 2023 | Feedback, Leadership
A few weeks ago, I was doing one of my favorite things: facilitating a two-day leadership development course for a client. During the session, I handed each participant one of our favorite resources, a bookmark featuring People Spark’s “Top 10 Phrases Every Manager...
by Kristen Ireland | Sep 6, 2022 | Change, Leadership
Harvest is right around the corner. For many this means pausing on initiatives that were started throughout the year and preparing for the busy season, knowing that we will pick back up on those same initiatives…after harvest. Changes are coming……AFTER...
by Kristen Ireland | Jun 7, 2022 | Leadership
Hello! I’m Krista Belcher. I’m delighted to have the chance to share a bit about myself and tell you some of the reasons I’m excited to join People Spark’s Ignite to Transform for Team Leaders (I2T4TL) as a program coach. In case you don’t already know, this...
