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How to Develop the Next Generation of Leaders

How to Develop the Next Generation of Leaders

Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development, Employee Learning & Development, Company Culture   — 3 MIN

Ashley Wells

Ashley Wells

Recent Posts

Blue Ocean Brain Announces 2023 Content Theme

Blue Ocean Brain News  

3 MIN

The hybrid world of work is here to stay. So, what can we do to feel connected regardless of where we are? Having close connections can boost belonging, inclusion, engagement, and productivity at...

How to Set Bigger and Better Goals in 2023

Leadership Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

When thinking about goal setting, especially creating bigger goals for yourself and your team, one of the first things to consider is this: What is your organization's status quo? And is your hope to...

How to Ask for Feedback

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

Research has shown that employees tend to avoid people after they give us negative feedback, and this can lead to performance declines and feedback phobia for the giver and receiver. Leadership...

Blue Ocean Brain Wins 2022 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award for DEI

Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Blue Ocean Brain News  

2 MIN

Blue Ocean Brain, a leading provider of workplace microlearning and professional development content, has won a coveted Brandon Hall Group award in their Fall 2022 Excellence in Technology Program: a...

Becoming a Mindful Leader

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

Though mindfulness in the workplace may seem like a new buzzword, it has influenced business practices for decades. You may have heard of scenario planning or scenario and contingency planning—a mode...

The Power of Cognitively Diverse Teams

Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

3 MIN

Cognitive diversity is the inclusion of people who have different problem-solving styles and perspectives than our own. Studies have shown that cognitively diverse teams achieve better results and...

Becoming an Empathetic Leader

Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development  

3 MIN

We have all heard of the soft skill “works well with others.” But what does that mean? And what role does empathy play in it? In today’s world, being a successful leader is more than simply focusing...

How to Build Learning Buy-in from Leaders

Leadership Development, Employee Learning & Development, Company Culture  

4 MIN

HR and L&D professionals are tasked with executing and monitoring learning programs to ensure employees engage and implement the training. For some topics, the “why” behind them is easier for the...

How to Disagree Respectfully in the Workplace

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

3 MIN

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where we agree on everything that matters? Or to work in a conflict-free environment where everyone feels heard and every idea is good? Unfortunately, that’s...

Traditional DEI Training Doesn’t Work Post-2020—But What Does?

Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion  

5 MIN

The verdict is in: Diverse teams come up with better, more innovative ideas, with a growing body of research showing that these groups produce measurably better output by drawing on the expertise of...

Navigating VUCA in the Workplace

Leadership Development, Hybrid Workforce, Company Culture, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

You may not be familiar with the acronym VUCA, although you likely have experienced this up-in-the-air feeling when faced with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. We are living and...

How to Measure the Success of Your L&D Program

Leadership Development, Company Culture, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Employee Well-being  

4 MIN

With recent studies revealing that one of the top reasons employees leave an organization is a lack of development and advancement opportunities, a robust learning and development (L&D) program is...

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