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Smart Courage: What I Learned on Yosemite’s Half Dome 2560 1610 SageRiver Consulting LLC

Smart Courage: What I Learned on Yosemite’s Half Dome

The sheer face of Half Dome loomed over us. We’d arrived at Yosemite Park just a few weeks after a woman fell to her death summiting the peak. Already wary of heights, I wasn’t sure I should attempt the entire climb, but I decided I would go as far as I could, understanding my own…

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The Habit of Adventure: Five Steps Toward Rejuvenating Your Mind and Spirit 1989 1329 SageRiver Consulting LLC

The Habit of Adventure: Five Steps Toward Rejuvenating Your Mind and Spirit

As a team builder and executive coach, I know leaders worry about keeping their workforce motivated. Disengaged employees lower morale and cause productivity to plummet. If the problem persists, it can have serious consequences for the whole organization. Why do employees lose their passion and purpose? One of the main culprits is boredom. According to…

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Your Excellent Adventures Start Now! 2753 1508 SageRiver Consulting LLC

Your Excellent Adventures Start Now!

I watch “The Wizard of Oz” now and again. Magical and wise, it always pulls me under its spell. I feel Dorothy’s yearning to fly over the rainbow, and when she opens the door from her black-and-white house to technicolor Oz, wonder ensues. That’s the power of adventure. Its call is universal, beckoning us to…

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Beliefs→ Behaviors→ Results: Engaging Teams in Defining Values-Based Behaviors 1630 1223 SageRiver Consulting LLC

Beliefs→ Behaviors→ Results: Engaging Teams in Defining Values-Based Behaviors

The excitement grew as employees flipped the posters to reveal six winning words and then placed them in a new order. When the audience realized the words formed the acronym “WE CARE,” they rose for a thunderous ovation. The enthusiastic crowd wasn’t a group of fans cheering a rock star. They were DaVita employees—better known…

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Eating the Elephant: A Bite-by-Bite Approach to Evolving Your Organizational Design 622 415 SageRiver Consulting LLC

Eating the Elephant: A Bite-by-Bite Approach to Evolving Your Organizational Design

Your board of directors has selected a new leader for your organization. Smart and dynamic, the leader sends a jolt of energy through the company. A few months later, a memo arrives announcing an organizational redesign. The goals aren’t well defined, but you’re determined to support the change. Your employees, customers and vendors express frustration…

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Beyond Open Offices: The Workspace of the Future Is Here 622 622 SageRiver Consulting LLC

Beyond Open Offices: The Workspace of the Future Is Here

A conversation with Layer 10 Consulting In our latest interview with business thought leaders, SageRiver sits down with Ken Wilkinson, chief enablement officer of Layer 10 Consulting. His firm has pioneered a new service called digital workspace enablement, which looks holistically at how technology can be leveraged to foster more collaborative, creative workplaces that lift…

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Radically Human: The DaVita Way 977 652 SageRiver Consulting LLC

Radically Human: The DaVita Way

In our “Stories from the Field” series, SageRiver sits down with senior leaders who are transforming their organizations for tomorrow. Our latest conversation is with Dave Hoerman, chief wisdom officer of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500 company and a leading provider of kidney care in the United States. DaVita’s human-centered, democratic culture has caused executives…

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It’s Time to Ditch the Employee Handbook 622 415 SageRiver Consulting LLC

It’s Time to Ditch the Employee Handbook

I approach each new consulting engagement with the eye of an anthropologist. I’m listening for business needs, but I’m also looking for signs about the beliefs, values, norms and traditions of the company. I want to understand the company culture, so I can engage and contribute effectively. New employees feel the same way, which is…

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The Learning Organization: Farm Credit Services of America 884 545 SageRiver Consulting LLC

The Learning Organization: Farm Credit Services of America

In this new series, titled “Stories from the Field,” SageRiver sits down with senior leaders who are transforming their organizations for tomorrow. Their inspiring stories illustrate how leaders and employees are co-creating the organization of the future to achieve greater agility, engagement, innovation and performance. Our first conversation is with Ann Finkner, senior vice president…

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Change Your Mindset to Prosper 400 296 SageRiver Consulting LLC

Change Your Mindset to Prosper

Returning after a week-long professional development experience, I felt energized. I’d deepened my knowledge, enjoyed rich conversations with colleagues and felt that familiar surge of excitement about applying new insights to our work with SageRiver clients. I wasn’t surprised by the jolt of enthusiasm. Exploring new ideas with others is a favorite pursuit, and I’m…

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