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SEPTEMBER 2022 | DEI Impacts Us All
“Mom, I’m having a panic attack.” is a text I recently received from my daughter, Lily, during her first month of college. What prompted it? She struck up a conversation with a student in the dorm elevator and asked him, “Where are you from?” To Lily, it was friendly question. To Lily’s new friends, however, it was not and they immediately judged her and her question. READ MORE
AUGUST 2022 | DEI is the New Growth Strategy
JULY 2022 | WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN?
JUNE 2022 | THE BIRKMAN: AKA BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT ON STEROIDS
MAY 2022 | ARE YOU GROWING OR SCALING?
MARCH 2022 | THE #1 STRATEGIC PRIORITY RIGHT NOW
JANUARY 2022 | A NEW YEAR FOR DREAMING
NOVEMBER 2021 | SETBACK AND SUCCESS: IT'S ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE
SEPTEMBER 2021 | STRETCH THINKING
In this issue: How can I help? Stretch Healthy Leader Chuck Lipp, Stretch Your Impact virtual training, September 14 leadership webinar READ MORE
JUNE 2021 | STRETCH THINKING
In this issue: Engaging the multigenerational workforce. Stretch Healthy Leader Grant Mitchell. June 15 webinar. Update on Strategic Planning Bootcamp. READ MORE
APR. 2021 |STRETCH THINKING
In this issue: Guide Not Give. Stretch Healthy Leader Chris Butcher. Career4Me Offer. April 20 Stretch webinar and Strategic Planning Bootcamp. READ MORE
FEB. 2021 | STRETCH THINKING
How Strategic Planning helps build high-performance teams… READ MORE
APRIL 2022 | SPRING TRAINING... NOT JUST FOR BASEBALL
FEBRUARY 2022 | THE GREAT RESIGNATION
DECEMBER 2021 | IMAGINE YOUR LIFE IN 3 YEARS...
OCTOBER 2021 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OR CHIEF ENERGY OFFICER - WHICH ARE YOU?
JULY 2021 | STRETCH THINKING
In this issue: How many keys can you play with? Stretch Healthy Leader Amy Baker. August 17 webinar. NEW Mastermind Program. Birkman Method. READ MORE
MAY 2021 | STRETCH THINKING
In this issue: Hiring & Retaining Staff. Stretch Healthy Leader Steve Olson. The Value of Birkman. June 15 webinar. Update on Strategic Planning Bootcamp. READ MORE
MAR. 2021 | HOW TO LEAD IMPACTFUL ONE-TO-ONES
In this issue: Team performance sets the pace for one-to-ones. Stretch Healthy Leader Jack Albrecht. Upcoming Stretch webinars. READ MORE
JAN. 2021 | STRETCH THINKING
In this issue: How Strategic Planning helps build high-performance teams. Stretch Healthy Leader Barb Yearout. Upcoming Stretch webinars.. READ MORE
THE WINEINGER COMPANY BLOG
Debunking DEI Myths
By Special Guest Author: William Jackson I don’t know about you, but I miss the good old days. I remember a time where you could take a family member to the airport and walk them all the way to their departure gate, watch them get on the plane, and wait until the...
Purpose is Power
Have you ever had a day, a week, or even a month when you felt a bit rudderless? You find yourself going through the motions of life and distractedly thinking “Am I on the right path?” Getting clear on your purpose. Darcy and I help companies strategically define...
DEI Impacts Us All
“Mom, I’m having a panic attack.” is a text I recently received from my daughter, Lily, during her first month of college. What prompted it? She struck up a conversation with a student in the dorm elevator and asked him, “Where are you from?” To Lily, it was...
Want to improve your next strategic plan?
Have you seen the Dilbert cartoon where he is asked to create a report consistent with the company’s strategic plan? There’s one problem: he has NEVER seen the strategic plan. When the boss finally produces “the plan,” it’s anything but a plan – it’s the warranty to a...
The Birkman Method
The Birkman Method Behavioral assessment on steroids Darcy and I were teaching a class at Stober Manufacturing last week, and during our Birkman training a group leader shouted “Dang! This is like Culture Index on steroids!” Brilliant! And one of many reasons we love...
The Next Level Leader
We’ve all heard bad boss stories, but this one will tug at your heartstrings. My friend’s father worked in a job he loved as a civil engineer in North Carolina. Years after retirement he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. During his decline he kept re-living a short...
How Can I Help?
One simple question: How can I help? This is the question my mentor asked me years ago when I was complaining about my first job out of college. My strengths were not being fully utilized and my direct manager didn’t care. As a result, I was an unhappy camper and had...
Focus on the Contraints
When I worked at Procter and Gamble, one of the best trainings I attended was Theory of Constraints. I was a new Mechanical Engineer in “Dry Laundry” (yes, for the young people… there was powder before pods). I was in the Product Supply division supporting the...
Managing Four Generations in One Office
Snowflakes OK Boomer OK Zoomer Labeling generations is nothing new. A portion of Baby Boomers were called out for being “hippies.” Gen Y (Millennials) were singled out for being “snowflakes” by the older generations. And, the newest slam comes from Gen Z, calling out...
Big Ideas for Recruiting & Retaining Employees
“I can’t find anyone to hire!” “We lost someone to $20k more than we could pay.” “People want same day OnDemand Pay.” “Where is my bench strength?” “Half of the interviewees we scheduled ‘ghosted’ us. The number one topic my business partner, Darcy, and I are asked...
GUIDE NOT GIVE
The other night my son, Logan, a sophomore at The Seven Hills School, told me his teacher, Marcus Twyford, reminds students to “Guide, not Give.” This simple, powerful phrase struck me in many ways. It’s the antithesis of Gumball Management My business partner,...
Team Performance Sets the Pace for One-to-Ones
Team performance is setting the pace for a fresh look at the One-to-One (OtO). The time is finally here to see a major shift in the power of the OtO. Team members are pushing for powerful check-ins and feedback with their Coach/Leader. We continue to see a transition...
How Strategic Planning Helps Build High Performance Teams
We all know 70% of companies with a strategy outperform their competition and are 12% more profitable. Unfortunately, we also know less than 15% of strategic plans are implemented! How is this possible? Does this mean there’s a lot of wasted time and resources on...
What is resiliency?
Dr. Edith Eva Eger was only 16 years old when she was thrown into an Auschwitz concentration camp. Her Mother was instantly separated from her and sent to her death. Dr. Eger quotes her Mother when discussing how she survived the hell she suffered. “No one can take...
Visioning Makes Us Happy!
Cookbooks and food magazines have figured it out! They feature gorgeous photos as a vision, leading us to believe we can re-create it just like the picture. If it were a text-only recipe, we probably wouldn’t be interested – behold the power of visual vision! Vision...
Are you keeping strategy alive & relevant?
People Strategy: What difference has 2020 made on how we work and lead? No one has a crystal ball to know what the impact of Covid will have on how we work. Some questions I keep getting: Are we really in a new day of work from home (WFH)? Are companies going to...
{VIDEO} The Difference Between Stress & Trauma (and where we are right now)
Stress is something that creeps up and we need to manage, whereas trauma is something that is too much too fast. So our situation with COVID-19 and being on lockdown is very much about learning to deal with trauma...
{VIDEO} How to Re-wire our Brain to Better Deal With the COVID-19 Crisis
Cyndi has some great insights into what is actually happening in our brains during this challenging situation and offers some very helpful tips for learning to rewire our brain and better cope with our circumstances.
{VIDEO} Surviving Quarantine: Birkman Edition
Cyndi helps us figure out how we can best cope with quarantine by sharing some insights from the Birkman personality types. Find out more about Cyndi and the Birkman at TheWineingerCompany.com
{VIDEO} Adaptability: You are Simple & Complex
In many ways, we as human beings are simple, and in so many ways we are complex. Cyndi explains how the Birkman can help us learn to adapt to situations that at first may not seem like a good fit.
{VIDEO} Universal Language
Why is the Birkman the best tool for you and your team? Cyndi explains how our behavioral styles can be numerically measured and turned into a “Universal Language” where we can understand one another in a data driven way.
{VIDEO} Who has Blind Spots?
Who has Blind Spots? We all do! We only see life through our own perspective. What if I’m not always right? Join us to learn about kicking blind spots to the curb.
{VIDEO} The Birkman and Stress
Cyndi shares how stress is actually an important indicator telling us that something isn't working and what we need to do in response.
{VIDEO} Layers of an Orange: The Depth of the Birkman
Cyndi Wineinger describes the depth and complexity of the Birkman tool, with it's unique set of highly personalized data insights.
{VIDEO} What is the Birkman?
What is the Birkman? Cyndi explains the power behind the tool and why she uses Birkman to help people grow and expand their skills and talents.
Stressed? Try these helpful tips to take a load off.
There are mountains of studies and research about stress: what causes it; who is prone, who isn't; how to avoid it; why we need it; being stress-free... let's not worry about all that right now. The point is, if you're feeling overly stressed, we want to share some...
What is the Perfect Vacation for your Personality?
Have you ever returned from vacation feeling like you need a vacation to recuperate from your vacation?? Why is that, do you suppose? Perhaps its because you are filling your vacation time with all kinds of things that don't actually relax you at all. The fact is,...
Trade Show Guide: How to Nail Your Next Exhibition
Shout out to our friends at Custom Logo Cases for this great article on how to successfully maximize your ROI at your next trade show! See the original article here: https://www.customlogocases.com/blog/trade-show-guide/ Trade shows can be an effective way for small...
12 Workplace Distractions and How to Deal
We live in a fast-paced, media driven society and are constantly bombarded everywhere we turn whether at home, on the go, or at work. Here are 12 of the most common distractions and how to deal with them: SMARTPHONES. I mean, obviously, this is number 1, right? In the...
5 Steps for Making Effective Goals
The term "Goal Setting" commonly evokes reactions ranging from utter fear and dread, to eye rolling and annoyance. Why? Because there is a right way and (many) wrong ways to set goals. These 5 steps will help you set goals that make sense, are achievable, beneficial...