Organizational agility, the capacity of an organization to adapt, respond to challenges and innovate, is often viewed through a project management lens. However, Agile principles also serve as leadership principles that guide organizational agility. At the core of both is resilience, the capacity for individuals to learn, adapt and grow through constant change and challenge. … [More]
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Building Resilient Teams – The Core of Organizational Agility
Achieving sustainable, long-term success
Leader Resilience – Core of Culture & Organizational Success
And effective in combatting chronic stress and burnout
Chronic stress and burnout are not new to business or leadership. What is significantly different today is the increased levels of leadership chronic stress and their exponential ripple effects on organizations. This article helps leaders understand the relational impacts of burnout and clarifies why prioritizing leader resilience is crucial for organizational health, … [More]
Resilience & Sustainability – Core of Life & Business
Holistic and comprehensive strategy for leadership
While resilience and sustainability have been business considerations for decades, ongoing accelerated change and uncertainty make it imperative to understand their multi-dimensional impact on business viability today. The principles of resilience and sustainability are universal. Today’s column offers business leaders a macro/micro view of organizational resilience and … [More]
May 2024 Guest Editor: Suzanne Kinney, NAIOP Arizona
Business Builds on CRE
Commercial real estate serves as a mirror to the multitude of social changes we’ve experienced since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This economic sector has long been known for its cyclical market, but we may be seeing much longer-term trends. Greater Phoenix continues to be a hot spot for industrial development despite more challenging market conditions. Reshoring … [More]
Resilience – the Core of Today’s Business Strategy
Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic marked a turning point for both humanity and business. The scale of uncertainty, loss and prolonged threat to physical and financial well-being left deep imprints of chronic stress at a neurological level. The continuing ripple effects on business and society become more apparent when the consequences of chronic stress on the mind, … [More]
Health & Your People
“The COVID pandemic has turned the healthcare industry upside down," says Brian Riveland, M.D., Arizona medical director at Devoted Health. That’s true of every aspect of life as we’ve experienced it, of course. In healthcare, delivery has had to rapidly adapt and change to meet the needs of patients with disparate income levels, social circumstances, and a wide range of … [More]
Kinessage
To stay alive over the last year, your business has had to incorporate new protocols to keep your team and customers physically safe. However, the ongoing trauma-level stress which has assaulted your team neurologically corrodes the underlying sense of psychological safety. The perception of safety is a critical cornerstone in having the mental and physical capacity to focus … [More]
First Fully Integrated COVID-19 Prevention, Testing & Therapy Center Opens in Phoenix
Concierge physician, Tyler Southwell, created a new division of his practice – Southwellness COVID Solutions (SCS) – late last year and is opening a 2,600 square foot one-of-a-kind facility this week in Phoenix, dedicated specifically to COVID-19 prevention, testing, and therapy. The convenient, comfortable, and private office is the first and only fully-integrated … [More]
From Labor to Human Beings, Why It Pays to Understand What Makes Your People Tick
Labor. Workers. Assets. Human resources. Human capital. Employees. Associates. Team members. These terms reflect the evolution of understanding around the resource that makes business run. For decades, the terms were one-dimensional, referring to the single aspect employers cared about: getting products made and delivered. Early management view of labor was simple: Clock in, … [More]
Feedback: April 2019
What is the most effective or best-received wellness program you have offered your employees? Scott Elser CEO Digital Current Sector: Marketing and Advertising We use an incentive-based program where employees who opt-in can earn additional PTO for participating in monthly challenges and bonus activities. The monthly challenges are designed to promote wellness with … [More]
NAWBO Phoenix Launches the Phoenix Knowledge Network
The Phoenix Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners is deepening the roots of its mission: growth — growth for our members, our corporate partners and our community. This month, we are launching the NAWBO Phoenix Knowledge Network, a speaker’s bureau of NAWBO Phoenix women business owners. Jean Briese, my co-director, explains, “Our corporate partners … [More]
How to Make Air Travel Less of a Pain
Air travel can be tough. Between schlepping bags, the mental duress of contending with possible schedule changes and the actual time stuck in a seat, flying can definitely be a pain. If your life involves cross-country or international travel, you are already keenly aware that 5 to 15 hours in a cramped seat can definitely cause some discomfort. A recent flight to and from … [More]
Innovations in Healthcare
Remote patient monitoring allows patients to securely transmit health information electronically to healthcare providers, and wearable devices can collect and transmit useful information that includes heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation and blood glucose levels. Following up on these general observations, Glenn Dean, president and CFO of MeMD, adds, “As technology is … [More]
Understanding the Missing Piece in Your Rising Healthcare Costs Puzzle
In seeking a solution to a longstanding problem, it’s common to grasp the familiar pieces and reason that if they can be adjusted, adapted or shaved down surely the puzzle can be solved. When it comes to rising healthcare costs, there is a puzzle piece worth understanding that can significantly change the shape and direction of your company’s health and well-being. Many … [More]
Sitting Is a Pain in the Butt
Have you heard the idiom “walk a mile in someone else’s shoes”? Well, instead of walking in someone else’s shoes, I have been sitting in someone else’s office chair. All I can say is, given the option, hand me those shoes! I’ll admit I’ve been spoiled. For the last 17 years as a self-developed, movement-based therapist and educator teaching Kinessage® to therapists, my days … [More]
