Holmes Connections

10/09/2022

01/27/2022

If you have a few moments today or this week, I highly recommend exploring your Emotional Agility. I did, and was gifted this morning with insights on how my emotions impact my work and my relationships. Thank you David, Ph.D.

I just took an Emotional Agility quiz! Assess your Emotional Agility and get a free, personalized 10-page report.

01/27/2022

01/19/2022

We need to teach children about the importance of connection, heart and compassionate listening and put these things at the center of all our relationships, says author, educator and consultant Lae…

01/19/2022

I had the honor of working with a fantastic team from Galaxy FBO late last week. I am beyond impressed with their expertise in this field and what this leadership team is doing to engage and support their people as they prepare to open a new FBO location in Addison.

I took them through The Five Behaviors® of a Cohesive Team Personal Development workshop where we discussed, laughed, and shared how valuable this model is to be a fantastic team member.

🙏🏻Thank you for allowing me to be a small part of this journey, your team is poised for great success and will get amazing results for your organization, your people, and the clients you serve by:

TRUSTING ONE ANOTHER – Team members that are genuinely transparent and honest with one another will form a psychologically safe environment that creates and continuously builds vulnerability-based trust.

ENGAGING IN CONFLICT – With healthy trust, team members are able to engage in unfiltered and constructive debate of ideas.

COMMITTING TO DECISIONS – When teams are able to offer opinions and debate ide, they feel heard and will be more likely to commit to decisions.

HOLDING ONE ANOTHER ACCOUNTABLE – Building a culture of accountability commits everyone to a clear plan of action. Culture is what happens when no one is looking – when there is accountability, managers, and peers are more likely to speak up and challenge one another when needed.

FOCUSING ON ACHIEVING RESULTS – Reaching amazing goals for your organization and teams that are unlocked through this model.

01/16/2022

I grew up in the '70s. I remember being at the Mall at the movies and mom making sure I have enough change to call home before she dropped me and my friend off. I also remember my childhood sweetheart (now husband.), calling long distance from 30 miles away on our party line phone...LOL. I don't share this for any kind of hardship I experienced from this growing up, but I realize that my generation is one that grew up before communication became as easy as a nanosecond text.

I've been working closely with clients that are connected to slack in the workplace now 24/7, as well as my own experience over the last few years in corporate and consulting. I see the stress and frustration of constant to-do's, requests, and pressure for instant replies with "done". Here is a quick tip that I have been using for a few years now and it helps a lot:

💥PRIORITIZE BLOCKING TIME ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR YOU FIRST. Take a few minutes this Sunday to block open spots on your calendar for working time or personal time, close your slack or IM channel during this time, hold this sacred. Your heart and mind will thank you...and with less clutter, you might even find you get more done.

Finally, for those of you that don't remember or never had to use dimes to make a call or get hung up on by a parent that didn't want you to talk to their kid....enjoy Dr. Hook's song from 1972 Sylvia's Mother.

"Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's happy so why don't you leave her alone
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes,....."

"Sylvia's Mother" was a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. It was written by Shel Silverstein and was highly success...

01/03/2022

08/25/2021

Is your small business looking for an awesome Payroll and HRIS system that is:

1- Easy to use, prepares your tax filings
2- Built-in the onboarding of your new hires from offer to benefit enrollment (Including I-9 and new hire reporting)
3-People Advisory on stand by when you need it

We are excited to announce we are a People Advisor partner with Gusto. I've got over 25 years of experience with payroll and hr systems and this is a platform. Send me a message for a demo!

https://gusto.com:/partners/invite/holmes-connections-llc

Payroll, benefits, time tracking tools, and more. Everything your small business needs to grow your team and thrive.

07/29/2021

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