Posts by Brett Cooper
Why Understanding Personality Styles Matters at Work
Because knowledge is power You’ve spent years building your expertise, honing your skills. You take classes, complete certifications. You attend conferences and spend time reading professional publications to keep up-to-date…
Read More4 Behaviors to Avoid When You’re Trying to Build Relationships at Work
Building relationships in the workplace is one of the most important aspects of working together as a team. Without effective teamwork, achieving results is next to impossible. One of the…
Read More6 Ways to Improve Team Effectiveness and Performance
If you’re a leader in your organization, you likely spend a lot of time trying to come up with or implement ways to improve team performance or team effectiveness. Team…
Read MoreChanges in Organizational Culture — Everything DiSC Done Right
The San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) has experienced a tremendously positive shift in organizational culture during a period of change unlike any they have seen in their 138-year history. Taking…
Read MoreThe Performance Management Process
For any organization to achieve its stated goals, a clear performance management process is vital. However, it’s a process that’s rarely understood, and it’s often applied in a way that…
Read MoreNonprofit Leadership Development Under Tough Conditions — The Continuing Story of the San Diego Humane Society and Integris
Integris is proud to be engaged in a purpose-driven, organizational development project that has partnered us with the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS), a nonprofit organization with a 100-year history…
Read More7 Ways to Make Great Team Decisions (Plus 1 You May Want to Avoid)
Making team decisions with buy-in from every team member (even if they disagreed initially) is difficult in the best of times — and impossible in a team that lacks trust. If…
Read MoreConflict at Work Can Be Healthy — Here’s Why Your Business Desperately Needs It
We’re often taught that conflict at work means opposing others, and opposition leads to resentments, rivalries, and unpleasant consequences. That might be true if conflict is carried out badly, gets…
Read MoreTrust in the Workplace — Inspiring Organizations to Achieve Their Best
We’ve all heard that trust in the workplace is critical for any organization to succeed, but we don’t always understand the reasons that it’s so important, nor do we fully…
Read MoreDemocratizing Team Development & Leadership Training
In my world of organizational development, there’s nothing more exciting than seeing a well-respected organization with deep roots in their community undergo a significant evolution. That’s exactly what’s happening at…
Read MoreWhy do we do what we do?
What motivates you isn’t the same for everyone What about that teammate who seems so much more daring than you, or your co-worker who is infinitely more patient? While you’re…
Read MoreBuilding an HR Strategy That Works — 3 HR Strategies Every Human Resources Director Should Know
The key to success in any industry is strategy — and HR is no different. Building an HR strategy that’s effective can be a significant struggle, especially given the way…
Read MoreHow can I help reduce conflict in my workplace?
Learn to turn uncomfortable encounters into productive ones We’ve all been there, trying to get the team that can’t go more than a week without some type of uproar back…
Read MoreHow to get along better with your co-workers
I have colleagues I just can’t get along with. Is there a super “decoder” that can help? Working with Integris, Everything DiSC Workplace can help.
Read MoreWhy Is It Important for Me to Get Feedback From My Team?
Why is it important for me to get feedback from my team? Leadership development by Integris Performance advisors puts people first.
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