by Natasha Welcher | Jun 6, 2019 | Leadership
We’ve heard about how measles are spreading at rapid speed significantly influencing communities. In a similar way emotions are contagious. In a study a group of nurses were asked to keep a daily log of their mood, work challenges and the overall emotional climate of...
by Natasha Welcher | May 30, 2019 | Leadership
Two companies merged and each continued to see and talk about the other predecessor in negative terms. The conversations in meetings stayed on the surface level and there was a sense of mistrust. Each perceived the other as not interested in collaborating but...
by Natasha Welcher | May 22, 2019 | Leadership
I often work with clients to clarify what is most important to them to ensure they are actualizing their values. We have so many decisions to make regarding how to spend our time, energy and resources. Given the fast pace of change and our need to be agile, we are...
by Natasha Welcher | Apr 25, 2019 | Leadership
An immense amount of energy is spent when we don’t trust a coworker or family member. When we can’t count on someone to follow through on their promises we experience higher levels of cortisol which limits our openness and relationships with others. We are less...
by Natasha Welcher | Apr 19, 2019 | Leadership
A senior leadership team was surprised to see negative scores on an employee engagement survey. I conducted focus groups and confidential interviews to learn more. Like many organizations, the company had gone through significant changes and restructurings and this...