Why Team Building & Collaboration Should Be A 2021 Priority
Just how important is team building and collaboration in 2021? According to results of The Ken Blanchard Companies® 2021 HR/L&D Trends Survey, they’re ranked first in the top five areas of focus specifically for training delivery. The remaining four, in order, are...
Survive or Thrive? The Choice Is Yours
Being a leader comes with many challenges; you wear many hats and multitask throughout the day. When you’re constantly being pulled in different directions, you’re often not performing at your peak; you’re spending your days working reactively putting out fires,...
How to Help Your Team Get the Most Out of Company Events
Typically, most employees dislike attending company events. In addition to being mundane, these events are unpopular with employees because the topics are nowhere close to their preferences. Because of this, employees find other essential activities to attend to...
2021 Team Building, Learning & Leadership Trends During COVID-19
Something I never thought I’d say in the first month of 2021 is that I’ve become somewhat of a virtual training master. Well, maybe not exactly a master, but when the pandemic hit last spring, I joined thousands of others in quickly learning how to transition...
Several Tips to Help You Usher in the New Year
Are you ready to say goodbye to 2020? I would guess your first response to that question might involve a string of choice expletives, perhaps accompanied by some very specific hand gestures, just for emphasis. I wouldn’t blame you. The transition from one year to...
26 Leadership Book, Podcast & Video Recommendations from Vida Aventura
Part of my work with executives, leaders and teams is to encourage continued learning, growth and development. Since this is the time of year when many of us are taking some much-needed time off (hopefully), I wanted to share some of my favorite resources I recommend...
Dear Business Leaders: Say Thank You and Use Your Words
The topic of virtual holiday gatherings is a hot one for my clients. Without the option of in-person celebrations, corporate executives and leaders are coming up with some really creative alternatives, like delivered gifts or meals, online cocktail parties and virtual...
4 Leadership Lessons on Value and Trust
If you lead a team then you know it takes a lot of work to both empower your team members and ensure they feel valued and appreciated. Studies show that businesses with engaged and happy team members are 50% more productive and have 26% higher revenues. So, being able...
4 Steps to A Stellar 2020 Holiday Season
“The human soul can always use a new tradition. Sometimes we require them.” ― Pat Conroy, The Lords of Discipline The 2020 holiday season certainly isn’t looking like what we’re used to. With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing and important safety guidelines in place,...
A 2020 Guide to Self-Care in Stressful Times
Practicing self-care isn’t a new concept, but the meaning of it has evolved over the years but especially in 2020. As a coach, facilitator and speaker, the subject comes up quite often either when I’m working with Vida Aventura clients, facilitating workshops, or...
5 Fabulous Ideas for Remote Team Celebrations
My birthday is in October, and believe me, I stretch out the opportunities to celebrate throughout the entire month (even if my friends and family get a little tired of hearing about it). I don’t mind … I am a very enthusiastic birthday girl. Leaders should be...
4 Ways Leaders Can Foster a Culture of Accountability in Remote Teams
By now, businesses that have transitioned to virtual office environments are settling in and getting back on track. Leaders have their teams in place, they've found solutions to supply chain disruptions, and a sense of normalcy is returning. Concerns are pivoting...
10 Powerful Movies to Inspire Leaders, Managers and Teams
Take your passion And make it happen Pictures come alive You can dance right through your life What a feeling ― Lyrics to What a Feeling by Irene Cara, featured in Flashdance Movies have always been a great source of inspiration for me. I mean, who can forget...
Team Building For Leadership Transition: A Case Study
What happens when a colleague and team member gets promoted, and becomes the one in charge? It can certainly present challenges, but it can also lead to a more united and productive team. Just ask Sarah Waddle, State Director, AARP Indiana and Vida Aventura...
Top Tips for Leading a Virtual Team
"There’s a misconception that people who work from home let their home-life distractions spill into their work. For many remote workers, however, the opposite is often the case. " - Robert Glazer How do leaders create a company’s culture and unique remote work...
How Practicing Gratitude Impacts Everything
Gratitude. I sometimes get an eye roll or a sigh from a Vida Aventura client when I mention the importance of gratitude, just because the word is used so often. Keeping gratitude journals and having an “attitude of gratitude” have become automatic suggestions by...
New Global Fortune 500 Remote Work Policy Hits The Mark
Have you started day-drinking yet? I’m only half-way joking. In a recent Vida Aventura blog, I discussed ways executives, leaders and managers are changing things up a bit by breaking the rules - and recreating what the workplace looks like. I also shared how I’ve...
22 Quotes You Need Right Now
I recently had to make the grueling decision to put my beloved Ani, an 18-year-old Lhasa Apso, to sleep. Her health had been failing over the past year, and while I knew the day would eventually come, it was beyond challenging to get through it. I’m still trying to...