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Transition versus Transformation

The business community learned from 2020 that transformation was and is a necessity to survive when faced with adverse conditions. It has been said that all businesses, even in normal times, are constantly evaluating points of transition to assure they remain responsive to the customers and population they serve. But

Michele Parrish on Not Pushing Back on the Client’s Framing of the Problem

Read source article https://www.markgraban.com/michele-parrish-on-not-pushing-back-on-the-clients-framing-of-the-problem/ Joining me for Episode #32 is Michele Parrish. She is a consultant and she is founder and managing partner of the firm Parrish Partners. Michele was previously an executive at Intel and one thing we share in common is that we’re both graduates of the MIT Leaders for Global

Parrish Partners An Emergent Approach to Leadership Development

Are today’s leaders ready for the dawning of a new day in this digital era? As organizational structure continues to flatten, the role of leadership transforms significantly. Present-daybusiness leaders are not just required to fulfill managerial responsibilities but are also driven by an imperative to improve the overall productivity of

Employee Engagement – Owner Versus Renter Mentality

Oft Asked Question:  Our employees are just not engaged.  What can we do? This question is one many organizations pose regularly.  Why does leadership care whether employees are engaged?  The lack of engagement costs real money, which negatively impacts the bottom line. Disengaged employees cost U.S. companies between $450-$550 billion a

The Heart of Excellence

THE HEART OF EXCELLENCE By Michele Parrish in Partnership with Mark Parrish Feb 14, 2020 We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle As a special treat for my birthday this past year, my family and I traveled to France. A

Jumanji: A Study in Strengths-Based Teams

by Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D., CPC, Executive Coach & Consultant for Parrish Partners In the interest of your commitment to employee engagement, ask yourself three questions: How can I recognize and leverage potential strengths inherent in my team members? How can I create individualized, meaningful stretch assignments aligned with business objectives?

SHIFT Into A New Way of Being Using Your Strengths

by Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D. Most people make a new year’s resolution, which is admirable.  However, studies show that most resolutions are broken within the first 30 days of the new year.  Instead of worrying about making your new year’s resolutions stick, let’s try a different approach and get better results

Self Gifting with Strengthsfinder

Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D., CPC We’ve often heard that the most precious gift you can give anyone is the gift of your time.  During this season of gift-giving, have you forgotten someone?  Someone special, amazingly talented, and like no one else on this planet?  I’m talking about you.  Yes, you deserve

Communications: Putting The Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)

by Mark A. Parrish BLUF-ing someone refers to the discipline of providing a single sentence, summarizing the call to action for a recipient, and ideally negating the need to read any further. DETAIL Routinely, business communiqués begin with a back story, meandering along at times in serpentine fashion, until a

Mastering Your Mindset

by Michele Parrish At Parrish Partners, we believe in leading with your strengths and focusing on “that one thing” that holds you back to in order to get to a higher performance state.  For a large percentage of people, “that one thing” is “mindset”.  What is mindset?  Think of it