22 May Never stop learning! Earn Your SHRM PDCs with PRC!

Posted at 22:06h in Coaching, DiSC, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Strategy, Team Retreats, Team Trust, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

We are big on learning around here. That’s why we’re excited to announce that now we can help our fellow HR/ training and organizational development pros earn their continuing ed credits! We know many of you have earned your Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification through...

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20 Feb Put Me in Coach! 7 Things You Need to Know About Executive Coaching

Posted at 16:39h in Coaching, Engagement, Leadership, Mentoring, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

There’s a lot of misinformation out there about executive coaching – what it is, what it can do for you, how much time is involved, etc. Let me first say that I am a huge proponent of executive coaching. There is literally nothing better as a...

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31 Jan New Year, New Team: New Year’s Resolutions for Your Team

Posted at 03:10h in Coaching, Creativity, Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Mentoring, Strategy, Team Trust, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, it’s hard to avoid New Year’s Resolutions at this time of year. Whether you believe in the practice of making resolutions or not, the beginning of the year is clearly a great time to work on forming new habits. It’s refreshing to leave...

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24 Jan OnCon Contributor Award Winner!

Posted at 06:00h in Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, News, Recognition, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

I am proud to announce that Powers Resource Center won the ICON Contributor Award this past weekend at the OnCon ICON Awards ceremony in Orlando, FL! The Contributor Award recognizes value to the industry through thought sharing, elevating the strategic value of human resources and delivering creative solutions for...

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28 Nov Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Don’t Make This Mistake with Virtual Teams

Posted at 21:13h in Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, News, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Virtual teams are clearly growing at an unprecedented rate. But some companies are making a crucial mistake as they send employees off to their home-based offices. I was interviewed as part of this article in Inc. Magazine, “The Best Companies Make This 1 Mistake With Virtual...

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02 Nov Virtual Teams for Dummies Signing at Boulder Bookstore!

Posted at 01:53h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy, Train the Trainer, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who braved the weather and came out to help me celebrate the release of my book, Virtual Teams for Dummies! It was wonderful seeing my clients, colleagues and friends and family gathered at the Boulder Bookstore to hear...

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31 Oct Train the Trainer No Brainer

Posted at 22:19h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy, Train the Trainer, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

The kids all headed back to school last month, but working professionals have the opportunity to learn at any time of year. That’s what we trainers think anyway ;-) It’s like the old adage -- “Once you stop learning, you start dying.” That might be a...

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18 Oct New to Virtual Teams? Let’s Get You Caught Up

Posted at 00:09h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Companies are rushing to launch virtual teams throughout their organizations at an increasing rate. Just consider Gallup’s 2017 report “State of the American Workplace,” which revealed that 43 percent of employees worked remotely in 2016, up from 39 percent in 2012. Don’t forget the impact...

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18 Sep Do You Have What it Takes to Lead a Virtual Team?

Posted at 15:00h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Not all managers are cut out for leading a team they don’t see face-to-face every day. But more and more organizations are turning to virtual (distributed) teams to get work done. I cover this in detail in my new book, Virtual Teams for Dummies. In this...

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03 Jul Want a Flexible Job? Who Doesn’t? I Talked to an Expert at FlexJobs to Find Out How

Posted at 15:57h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

If you’ve ever searched for a job with a flexible work schedule, you know that there are a lot of too-good-to-be true listings and just plain scams. Sorting through all the junk postings makes it hard for anyone to find the truly great flextime jobs...

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