11 Jul Expand Your Definition of Diversity in the Workplace

Posted at 19:45h in Coaching, Creativity, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

What does diversity in the workplace mean for your organization? Studies show that companies are thinking about diversity in a much more expanded way – and it’s good for business. Organizations look at diversity through the filter of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age and physical...

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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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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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06 Jun Top 10 Ways to Set Clear Expectations

Posted at 15:35h in Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Wait! You can’t read my mind? Too often, that’s what managers inadvertently expect from their employees about job expectations. Rather than set and communicate clear expectations – the milestones against which employees are reviewed and rewarded — they assume their employees know what to do...

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16 May Corporate Social Responsibility: The Challenges to Becoming a ‘Conscious Company’

Posted at 20:19h in Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Strategy by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Hopefully you’ve noticed that companies have made a major shift with their commitments to their communities, their people and the environment. More and more, industries are embracing the practice of taking ownership and being responsible for the impact of their actions while still achieving favorable...

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09 May How Well Do You Motivate Others?

Posted at 11:13h in Culture, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Strategy, Team Trust by Tara Powers 0 Comments

There’s no doubt that salary, recognition and promotions are huge workplace motivators for the short term. But research shows that more personal factors – like job challenge, relationship with leaders and learning new skills – are the real keys in lighting a fire in your...

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25 Apr Having a Vision and Strategy – It’s Not Just for the Big Boys and Girls

Posted at 17:08h in Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Strategy, Team Trust by Tara Powers 0 Comments

Most large businesses understand the value of having a mission and vision. It’s an established best practice to communicate a company’s goals to employees and management, guide its strategy and measure success. A carefully crafted vision helps inspire strategic decision making and product development for...

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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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