ADVISA’s Top 10 Posts of 2024
It’s been a year of growth and learning – and lots of insightful thought leadership from the ADVISA team, featuring topics about leader development, culture transformation and much more. Here are 10 of our most popular perspectives from 2024.
12 Years of Transformation
by Brian Millis
As the calendar rolls on I am reminded that I’ve invested a dozen years of my professional career with ADVISA, and I’m struck by the amount of growth and change I’ve experienced at this incredible company. It’s never lost on me when I get the common question: ADVISA… aren’t you the Predictive Index® people?
Why yes, yes we are! In fact, this is how I would introduce myself and ADVISA 12 years ago. Read more…
Prioritizing Mental Health in the Workplace
feat. ADVISA’s Heather Haas
Who’s felt any stress over the last few years?
OK, you can lower your hand now. You’ll need it to click on the video below.
In this panel, hosted by our friends at Powderkeg, ADVISA CEO Heather Haas offers insights on the connection between emotional intelligence > effective leadership > magnetic work cultures.
The way leaders behave in the workplace largely defines the culture that the company’s employees experience. So those behaviors are critical for business success. Learn more and watch the video…
3 Ways Leaders Can Foster True Inclusivity in the Workplace
by Jordyn Blythe
I have been engaged in aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion work for a decade – a significant milestone for a 24 year old to hit. My adolescence (as well as that of many other Gen-Zers) was shaped by the social upheaval of the time, and I knew from an incredibly young age that I would not be content with sitting on the sidelines.
As I’ve grown into the work, I’ve seen shifts in the way we talk about DEIAB (diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging). What remains true, though, is that there is a high level of transparency required to achieve the goals many organizations have set in their aims to be more inclusive. Read more…
Receive and Process: A Simple Solution to a Common Problem
by Lisa Pettitt
Last week, I encountered a common scenario: a group of managers eager to elevate their team’s performance but uncertain about how to do so.
Sound familiar? Do you find yourself struggling to support and inspire your team to reach their full potential?
What if I told you there’s a strategy that, when consistently applied, will do wonders for your team’s performance? Read more…
3 Ways Leaders Can Support Employee Wellness
by Sarah Kolczak
Gone are the days of clocking into work at 9 am, clocking out at 5 pm, and leaving behind all things “life” related in between. Work and life are one and the same in the year 2024.
I mean, as I write this at 9 am on a Thursday, I am sitting on my living room couch with my cat cuddled up next to me.
The COVID-19 pandemic completely redefined work as we knew it. And with that came new expectations from employees. Enter, working from home or thousands of miles away from an organization’s HQ, creating more flexible PTO policies, and expecting employers to take more of an active role in what it means to care for an employee’s wellness. Read more…
20 Questions Leaders Should Ask Themselves
by Heather Haas
I recently celebrated a career milestone that sounds wild just saying it: It’s my 20-year anniversary at ADVISA. And while it surprises me to say that it’s been 20 years, it doesn’t surprise me that I’m still here. This is a team unlike any other, and it has been my honor and privilege to grow along with it.
You see and learn a lot in 20 years. I can’t count the number of times I have watched our team transform work cultures into places where people love to be – or how many leaders we’ve helped grow into the best version of themselves. It’s beautiful to witness those transformations unfold. Read more…
Let’s Think about Thinking
by Nora Elder
In the time I’ve spent in training rooms over the last few years, I’ve noticed a trend amongst the hundreds of leaders I’ve been working with, particularly those near the top of the org chart.
The common refrain seems to be, “Well, I would work on [insert important strategic priority here], but I haven’t had the time to think about it.” Read more…
3 Common Pain Points We Hear from Clients
by Kye Hawkins
It all maps back to the drivers of Cultural Competitive Advantage
Do you know the five drivers of cultural competitive advantage? ADVISA recently published ATLAS, our point of view on the five essential drivers any organization needs to create and maintain cultural competitive advantage.
You can read our e-book – and even assess your own organization’s cultural health – here.
For now, I’ll save you the click. Read more…
Avoiding a “Base Camp” Culture
by Joel Davis
I am fortunate to have as one of my long-time best friends my college roommate from the dorms at Ball State University.
My birthday was a few weeks back, and being the good friend he is, he asked if he could take me out to dinner. In making our plans, he explained his car was in the shop and his wife would be dropping him off at work that day. He asked if I would pick him up from work and head to dinner from there.
As he walked toward my car, he said goodbye to his colleagues. With each farewell, they raised their fists in solidarity and shouted across the parking lot, “Base Camp!” Read more…
3 Ways to Conquer Fear of Change
by BJ McKay
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is attributed with saying, “The Only Constant in Life Is Change.” Can you imagine what he would say today? Change effects everything, and business is no exception:
- Big changes are coming up before the end of the year.
- We’re looking at reworking the compensation plans.
- Exciting changes coming up in Q1!
The examples are endless… Read more…