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Author: Laura J.

My professional experience has revolved around management, training, and developing leaders within my organization. In addition, my other passion is sharing knowledge. Educating others is something that gives me a sense of purpose and when you share knowledge you never know how many individuals you may impact along the way.
Leading Change
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Leading Change

Laura J.November 5, 2025November 5, 2025
In Leading in a time of change Peter Drucker and Peter Senge describe how leaders should think about and implement change.  They explain that it is important to accept change and build abandonment...
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Is mentoring still applicable in the workplace?
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Is mentoring still applicable in the workplace?

Laura J.October 4, 2025November 5, 2025
Corner (2014) explains that mentoring can be used to develop leaders, clarify organizational culture, raise engagement, increase retention and company loyalty, and foster organizational growth.  While some companies have cut back...
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Learning from Starbucks?
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Learning from Starbucks?

Laura J.August 24, 2025November 5, 2025
In the video, Leadership Lessons Learned at Starbucks: It's Not About the Coffee, Howard Behar explains that the people should be put at the forefront of everything we do within organizations.  He...
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Toxic Leadership & Disney Characters…
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Toxic Leadership & Disney Characters…

Laura J.July 11, 2025November 5, 2025
In Disney’s the Lion King, there are a number of characters that could be considered transformational or great leaders such as Mufasa, Simba or Rafiki.  However, one character that stood out...
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Leadership Strategy
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Leadership Strategy

Laura J.August 27, 2024November 5, 2025
Strategic leadership is a term that many use, but can be an abstract concept to the majority of leaders.  In their article, Krupp and Howland (2013) explain that rather than looking...
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The Future of Virtual Teams…
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The Future of Virtual Teams…

Laura J.August 31, 2023August 31, 2023
According to Landy and Conte (2013) teams can provide a number of benefits to organizations including saving time, increasing innovation, integrating information, more effectively develop new products or services, and...
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Assessment in Leadership…
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Assessment in Leadership…

Laura J.August 31, 2023November 5, 2025
What if you could identify who has the potential to be a great leader before promoting them into a management position?  PsychTests AIM Inc. (2011) designed the Leadership Potential Assessment (LEAP)...
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Identifying Training Needs…
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Identifying Training Needs…

Laura J.August 2, 2023November 5, 2025
In order to stay competitive, organizations must continually review their training processes and identify where their training needs are. Landy and Conte (2013) explain that before a training program is...
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Managing Stress in the Workplace…
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Managing Stress in the Workplace…

Laura J.July 23, 2021November 5, 2025
Stress management tends to be a popular subject regardless of your profession.  In their article titled "Effective Stress Management”, Houghton, Wu, Godwin, Neck, and Manz (2013) provide a model for managing...
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What is I/O Psychology?
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What is I/O Psychology?

Laura J.July 9, 2021June 30, 2021
In its simplest form, Industrial-Organizational (I/O) Psychology is defined as the application of principles, theory, and research to both traditional and non-traditional workplace settings (Landy & Conte, 2013, pg. 7).  In...
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