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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27 Jun A Brief History of Virtual Teams

Posted at 08:14h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

You probably think that the concept of virtual teams is relatively new – but you’d only be partly right. Sure, technological advances, the Internet, and the global workforce created conditions for virtual teams to explode in recent years, but they have been around for centuries. I’ve...

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22 Jun 2018 Woman to Watch from ColoradoBiz Magazine

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Summer is off to a great start at Powers Resource Center! I am proud to announce that I was chosen by ColoradoBiz Magazine as a 2018 Woman to Watch. You can view my ColoradoBiz Magazine profile article here. In the profile piece, I talk about the things...

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20 Jun What Do ‘The Incredibles’ and DiSC® Have in Common? A Ton!

Posted at 13:04h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Around my house, there is a lot of excitement for the new Incredibles movie coming out this summer. My daughters and I loved the first one, with its funny and powerful family of superheroes taking on super villains. The sequel to the first movie will be...

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18 Apr 10 Authentic Leadership Practices You Can Start Today

Posted at 03:26h in Culture, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

There is a growing belief that of all the principles of leadership development, authenticity is one of the most important. I wholeheartedly agree. In its simplest terms, authenticity is being true to yourself. But the practice of authentic leadership is so much more than that –...

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11 Apr 5 Tips for Better, Smarter Hiring Decisions

Posted at 07:06h in Coaching, Creativity, Culture, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

We all know the cost of making bad hiring decisions. According to the Harvard Business Review, as much as 80% of employee turnover is a direct result of poor hiring decisions. But having open positions creates gaps in productivity, which puts undue stress on remaining...

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04 Apr Company Culture on Virtual Teams: How To Feel Part of It All

Posted at 01:50h in Creativity, Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Mentoring, Recognition, Strategy, Virtual Teams by Tara Powers 0 Comments

It’s one thing to create an atmosphere of trust and camaraderie between employees when they’re all in the same building for eight hours a day. But what about when teams work virtually and they rarely see their coworkers, if at all? How can you keep...

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14 Mar Jury Still Out on Effectiveness of Virtual Teams

Posted at 15:30h in Engagement, Recognition, Team Trust by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Companies continue to invest in technology that enables teams to connect on work projects across the globe. But have they considered all the factors of team success? How important is face-to-face time in influencing virtual team effectiveness? Does operating in different time zones impede productivity? How do cultural...

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07 Mar Don’t Put the Cart Before the Horse with Virtual Teams

Posted at 06:50h in Coaching, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

You can’t open up a business magazine without reading about some new collaborative software launch, or new virtual team technology for video conferencing, screen sharing, file sharing, or online project management – all designed to help teams of employees in remote locations work effectively together. Companies...

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21 Feb Yikes! Employee Engagement Levels Dangerously Low

Posted at 05:15h in Coaching, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

A recent Employee Engagement Report issued by global consultants BlessingWhite, shows that worldwide engagement levels are at an all time low with only 1 out of 3 employees reporting being fully engaged at work and 17% of all employees reporting they are completely disengaged. OUCH!...

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