Are you listening?

Are you listening?

Today’s guest blogger is Nancy Owsianowski, friend of Humanergy and founder of RoundTable Consulting in South Bend, Indiana.    “Leaders {who} refuse to listen will quickly be surrounded by people with nothing to say.” This quote by Andy Stanley...
Email best practices after 20 years

Email best practices after 20 years

I’m old enough to remember life without email. Believe it or not, when you needed to know something, you picked up the phone. And if they weren’t there, you left a message, often with a real live person. It wasn’t uncommon to skip the phone and...
Do you get and receive guidance?

Do you get and receive guidance?

Kim Scott is a veteran of a long career in technology, including a long stint at Google. In a presentation at First Round’s CEO roundtable, she describes how she learned to give and get feedback at Google. In order to foster an environment of growth, the culture...
Find your voice

Find your voice

Shy by nature, Alice finds it difficult to speak up in meetings, even when she has a valuable perspective to share. She has been advised by her boss to be more talkative, but in spite of good intentions, Alice rarely speaks up. She often thinks of a great thing to say...
Power of walk and talk

Power of walk and talk

The word “meeting” has a negative connotation for many people. However, getting people in the same space (virtual or physical) is a requirement for getting some of our important work done. Humanergy’s always been a champion of “walk and...