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What Makes a Good Manager in the Hybrid Workplace?

Hybrid work models are taking over the employment landscape – initially out of necessity, but now out of flexibility and preference. When businesses moved to remote work in 2020, it was a challenge to figure out how to provide employees with a continuous experience while not in person. Since then, all businesses have had to […]

March 10, 2022

PhilAlberta

culture, hybrid work, leadership, remote work

Career Coach, Coaching, Coaching/Leadership Development Trends, Leadership Topics

A.J. O’Connor Associates Recognized on the Top 10 Leadership Development List

Leadership development is incredibly important in today’s business world. How employees learn and grow is evolving, and companies need to stay current in best practices and trending resources. One of those practices is an emphasis on continuous education and career development. These services can be implemented by businesses in a number of ways, such as […]

March 2, 2022

AJO

Career Coaching, culture, leadership

Career Coach, Coaching, Coaching/Leadership Development Trends, Executive Coaching, Leadership Topics

Tips to Overcome Employee Burnout

We’re approaching two years of remote or hybrid work arrangements due to COVID-19. Some employees and companies have adjusted extremely well, using the option of working at home to their advantage, while others have struggled to keep energy and morale high. Employee burnout is just as prevalent as ever, if not more, and is a […]

February 24, 2022

AJO

Career Coaching, culture, employee engagement, leadership

Career Coach, Coaching, Coaching/Leadership Development Trends, Executive Coaching, Leadership Topics, Organization Culture

Embracing Transformation with Confidence

Approach Change with a Clear Focus on Employee Compassion, Respect and Enablement Every organization experiences change, particularly in today’s unpredictable climate. Whether that be shifts within the employee layout of your organization to the hiring of new employees all together, transforming your organization can, and should be, performed with a clear focus on employee compassion, […]

November 24, 2021

AJO

Career Coaching, Career Transition, Career Workshops, Outplacement, RIF

Career Transition, Job Search, Layoffs, Organization Culture, Outplacement

The Secret to Developing Emerging Leaders

New Leaders Emerge Every Day, Prepare Your Organization to Nurture Their Growth Developing tomorrow’s leaders should be a critical element in the long-term strategy of your business. Who knows? You could already be working with the next genius of your time, who’s just waiting for the right attention and guidance to grow into a fully […]

November 9, 2021

AJO

Career Growth, Leadership Development, Mentorship, Talent Development

Career Coach, Coaching, Leadership Topics

4 Keys to Building a More Effective Organization

Successful Organizations are Built By Design Organizations come in all different shapes and sizes, but how can they all best optimize for effectiveness? What makes one business thrive while another crumbles? It’s simple: successful organizations are built by design and use care in their processes. The most successful among them have key attributes that set […]

October 24, 2021

AJO

Leadership Development, Mission and Vision, Talent Development, Workplace Culture

Leadership Topics, Organization Culture

The Benefits of Virtual Coaching

For the last several months, we have been facing an unprecedented global health crisis, and our everyday lives are being disrupted. In an effort to contain the virus and to keep us safe, businesses and communities have implemented measures that support social distancing and limit time spent outside of our homes. This situation has also […]

September 13, 2021

AJO

coaching, virtual coaching

Coaching, Coaching/Leadership Development Trends, Executive Coaching, Learning Leader, Team Coaching

Don’t Socially Distance from Your Job Search

A Job Search is Daunting Task, Especially Now, But These Tips Will Help You Focus on the Areas You Can Control We are in the throes of an unprecedented period in history. The coronavirus has forced changes in all of our lives in ways we could have never imagined. Many of us are well into […]

August 14, 2021

AJO

career coach, Career Transition, job search, networking, Outplacement

Career Coach, Career Transition, Job Search, Layoffs, Outplacement

How the Best Leaders Lead

We recently came across an inspirational 9-minute TED talk with a title that caught our eye: Why The Best Leaders Make Love The Top Priority. In his talk, acclaimed author, speaker, and social entrepreneur Matt Tenney presents a compelling case for why making love a higher priority than profit is not only a more noble and fulfilling […]

July 12, 2021

AJO

leadership, organizational transformation

Leadership Topics, Organization Culture

Learning Agility – A 2020 Leadership Competency

During an A.J. O’Connor Associates (AJO) facilitated a session for leaders in the hospitality industry, learning agility was rated last in our ten 2020 leadership competencies in terms of perceived importance and leadership development needs. Executive coach and author Marshall Goldsmith conceded that learning agility was overlooked in his 2008 research on how future leader competencies are different from […]

January 8, 2020

AJO

Career Coaching, Career Transition, leadership, learning

Career Coach, Career Transition, Learning Leader

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