PeopleThink

Name: PeopleThink
Address: New York, NY, US
Telephone: +14154407944

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Karen Colligan is a recognized expert in leadership and team development. Keep it Real helps leaders become the leader only they can be.

PeopleThink’s signature leadership development program, Keep it Real Leadership, equips and elevates emerging and advancing leaders with the knowledge, behaviors and practice they need to successfully lead a team or organization. Keep it Real is online and blends self-paced, individual and group learning opportunities with practical application, accountability, and follow up to ensure that the learning sticks. It’s leadership development – anywhere/anytime. PeopleThink also offers Growth Coaching, an executive coaching program focused on leadership, learning and communication, and Team Tune-Up, designed to enhance team performance through self-awareness, improved communication, and stress management.

10/11/2026

Before the new goals, priorities, and demands kick in, give your people a chance to get clear about how they want to show up. I’m introducing a new 45-minute interactive experience designed for the workplace.

Get Clear. Get Focused. Get Ready.

Participants explore what matters most, where they naturally excel, and the blind spots that can limit their effectiveness, then turn those insights into a 2027 commitment.

I’m booking Q4 sessions now. Want to bring 2027 Starts Now to your organization?
Send me a DM and let’s talk!

10/08/2026

I found an old newspaper clipping about the founder of The Gap. The statement that caught my attention was, “Most brands’ purpose is usually sitting in their founding story, waiting to be remembered.”

It made me stop scrolling and reflect about PeopleThink’s founding story. When you're building something day-to-day, it's easy to get caught up in the grind and lose sight of why you started.

From day one, the real purpose behind PeopleThink has been to inspire and teach so that people can dream bigger and see new possibilities.

When you help someone reframe what’s possible, you don't just change their work; you change their trajectory.

If you run a team, or a business, when was the last time you revisited your founding story?

I’d love to hear what inspired you!

10/05/2026

"Do as I say, not as I do" does not build resilient teams.

You can tell your team to take time off and step away from their phones all day long. And, if they see you sending messages at 11:00 PM, they won't hear your words. They will mirror your habits.

Burnout is culturally contagious.

In the Keep It Real Leadership program, one of the most important things we teach is that setting boundaries isn't a sign of lower ambition. It’s a prerequisite for long-haul performance.

If you want to protect your team’s energy, start modeling these boundary habits this month. Write late-night thoughts down, but schedule them to send during normal business hours.

When leaders set real boundaries, they give their teams permission to thrive.

How do you model healthy boundaries for your team?

09/30/2026

I live by this mantra every single day:

“Believe You Can and You’re Halfway There!”

P.S. What a breathtaking view from Grand Canyon with my best friends.

09/29/2026

Undeniably powerful. That was my takeaway from my conversation with the dynamic Solomon, founder and owner of Owner of Wall Street Dead aHead Networking LLC ®

We explored what leadership looks like in practice: consistency, approachability, authenticity and respect.

For Deborah, leadership means showing up as yourself, creating an environment where people can speak openly without judgment, and making the effort to understand where others are coming from, even when you don’t agree.

We also discussed surrounding yourself with experts, staying open-minded, making confident decisions, and building a community based on relationships, not transactions.

Lots of practical leadership wisdom in this one.

Enjoy this episode of Let’s TAWK Leadership with Deborah Solomon, and please share!

09/27/2026

One of my favorite exercises in the Keep it Real™ Leadership program is the Personal Word Cloud.

It helps people uncover something we don’t talk about enough:

Their genius.

The natural strengths and talents they bring to their work, their leadership, and their team.

And when a team shares their word clouds? They begin to see themselves—and each other—differently.

Know your genius. Own it. Recognize it in others.

Want to bring this exercise to your team? Let’s TAWK.

P.S. We do this activity as part of our Keep It Real Leadership Program.

https://www.peoplethink.biz/keep-it-real-leadership/

09/20/2026

A recent Harvard Business School field study revealed a critical insight for modern leaders:

“If you want to be in that top 10% of performers, a full human team plus AI seems like the recipe for success.”

The takeaway: The highest-performing ideas (the top 10%) still come from human teams working alongside AI—not individuals working in tech silos.

When lean environments force us to do more with less, the goal shouldn't be pushing people into tech-driven isolation.

The real challenge right now is figuring out how teams can collaborate and connect more deeply in the augmented workplace."

https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/when-ai-joins-the-team-better-ideas-surface

09/17/2026

Organizational growth doesn't happen because of new tech or restructured org charts—it happens when your people step up to lead.

When fast-paced changes hit, many companies rely on capable contributors to bridge the gap. You need leaders who can communicate with:
✔️ Clarity
✔️ Build real trust
✔️ Inspire confidence when priorities shift.

This is why I created Keep It Real™ Leadership Program with the clear focus of turning capable contributors into compelling, future-ready leaders who don't just manage processes—they lead people.

Learn more: https://www.peoplethink.biz/keep-it-real-leadership/

09/13/2026

“We’re moving so fast with the new AI workflows that my team feels disconnected. How do I maintain morale when everyone feels isolated?”

Are you facing a similar dilemma?

Here is the uncomfortable truth: You can’t automate trust among people.
When organizations undergo massive digital transformations, leaders often default to managing the output instead of engaging the team doing the work.

If your environment is lean right now, try these three human-first shifts:
🔸 Communicate the “Why”
🔸 Engage with Your Team - One on One’s are amust
🔸 Lead with open and honest conversation

Technology elevates efficiency, it doesn’t build resilience. How are you keeping leadership REAL for your team to grow with confidence?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Check out: https://www.peoplethink.biz/keep-it-real-leadership/

09/10/2026

When resources are lean and tools are changing too often, purpose for coming to work can feel a bit lost!

According to recent Workday global research, while AI adoption is easing workload burnout, 1 in 5 Gen Z workers report feeling increased loneliness and isolation at work since relying more heavily on automated tools.

I believe, as leaders, we can’t allow technology to create invisible walls between our people.

Take time this week to pull back the curtain, anchor your team in the why, and remind them that tech accelerates task ex*****on, but they are the ones that drive performance.

TAWK to your team members.

https://www.workday.com/content/dam/web/en-us/documents/reports/human-connection-workplace-index.pdf

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