Limits of Our Intuition in Matters of Diversity and Inclusion When it comes to decision making, everyone has a different process. Some people choose to carefully deliberate their choices before making a final decision, while others trust their gut instinct. But which one helps you make better decisions, particularly when it comes to forming opinions …
Of all the methods we’ve used to build our business, one has been by far the most successful: good old-fashioned networking. But you have to do it right. Here are the three keys to developing an entrepreneurial sense of networking—what we call “entreprenating”—which has worked wonders for us. 1. Develop a Sense of Synchronicity Carl …
As practitioners of cohesive workspaces, we at Catalytics strive to help each professional environment we enter become a more healthy, welcoming and productive place. One thing we take very seriously is sexual harassment in the workplace. Workplace sexual harassment is defined by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for …
Not all individual contributors are natural-born managers. But with the right toolkit, anyone can improve their management capabilities. We at Catalytics have developed a robust set of principles to turn ordinary people into extraordinary managers. The list below outlines our top 10 mantras to help managers flourish. 10. Inspect what you expect to gain your …
4 Steps to Behavioral Change Time and again, when working with clients we’re asked, “All this stuff is great, but how do we make sure it (training, programs, strategy, etc.) sticks long term?” This is an important question for individuals and organizations alike – anyone wanting to implement behavioral changes. Yet it’s one not easily …
“It requires much less energy to maintain e-mail at a zero base than at a thousand base.” ~David Allen from Getting Things Done How’s your inbox doing these days? Are you at zero? Or are you like some of my family members, at thousands? While many just ignore the junk mail and leave them unread, …
The Power of Persistence “Never, never, never give up,” is a brief quote frequently attributed to Winston Churchill. However, that short quote is more like the CliffsNotes® edition of a powerful speech he made in 1941, during the midst of World War II. On that occasion, he said “Never give in, never give in, never, …
Thanks to the great people at RSA animate for putting together some of Daniel Pink's DRIVE information into a quick motivational education piece. We love this!
Watch this video from the Father of the Appreciative Inquiry model. We use much of what he teaches in our Strengths Based Development - one of the Three Pillars that Catalytics Performance Consulting is built upon. What are the benefits of AI? Appreciative Inquiry (AI) shifts the orientation from problem-focused to possibility-focused, from weakness to …
Participants US Strategic Leadership Team (10 members) Challenge One client of ours had a newly-hired President with an urgent need to establish a strategic growth plan. This President was concerned with bringing the leadership team together as a true team while addressing issues of counter-productive team behaviors. Additionally, there was a need to develop the …
