Manager Skills Workshop — Sept 30 & Oct 1 IN-PERSON Workshop

Due to high demand, back again this year... Educate. Encourage. Inspire. -- A Powerful Developmental Experience for Emerging Leaders Do you have a hardworking and talented person on your team who is ready to take the next step up to leading and managing others? Perhaps you know a new manager, who is struggling to understand [...]

2025-06-20T14:03:50-05:00June 17, 2025|

Reverse Shark Tank: Exploring New Solutions for Old Challenges — May 29 PEN Webinar

As our environment continues to shift, we are all in search of new ideas, updated approaches, and best practices to get things done and to improve outcomes.  And oftentimes the best ideas come from our peers.  So… The Performance Excellence Network – in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence and the Iowa Quality Center and in [...]

2025-05-22T07:28:06-05:00May 17, 2025|

Building Trust and Stability in Time of Uncertainty — Apr 29 IN-PERSON Twin Ports PEN Discussion

Great leaders prioritize the well-being of those they serve, especially in times of chaos. By fostering a sense of belonging and care, they provide much-needed stability for their teams. And during times of uncertainty, effective communication becomes critical. The Performance Excellence Network is pleased to host an IN PERSON discussion on Tuesday, April 29 from [...]

2025-04-06T17:35:29-05:00April 6, 2025|

Leading Through Crisis: A Panel Discussion — April 17 PEN Webinar

There’s a lot going on these days. A lot. Businesses and organizations are facing increasing uncertainty and a growing number of complex challenges: the federal budget freeze, federal agencies closing or shrinking, the new (and potentially escalating tariffs), as well as shifting national policy (in areas such as immigration and DEI) are resulting in uncertain organizational budgets, [...]

2025-04-13T09:33:33-05:00March 22, 2025|

Moving from Checkers to Chess: 7 Strategies for Leaders to Navigate Today’s Chaos – February 2025

Sometimes the topic for my newsletter article just comes to me.  Last week I ran across a podcast (and companion newsletter) published by Jo Saxton, a nationally known speaker, author, and leadership coach.  Before I share a portion of it, let me start by saying my column is not about politics -- everything PEN does [...]

2025-02-25T16:46:34-06:00February 25, 2025|

Insights to Excellence: An igniteEX Prequel — March 20 PEN Webinar

In many ways, what’s required for organizational excellence these days has changed: there are new work environments (such as hybrid), severe talent shortages, emerging technologies (like artificial intelligence).  But in other ways, nothing has changed: we still need to satisfy our customers; we still need to engage our teams; and we still need to improve & innovate [...]

2025-03-03T16:08:37-06:00February 22, 2025|

Leadership is a Conversation — Feb 20 PEN Webinar

Amazingly, 68% of leaders are afraid to communicate to their teams. And, since so much of our leadership spans from our staff and employees to our customers and stakeholders, we as leaders are required to be skillful at ensuring people love working in our communities. The Performance Excellence Network — in partnership with the Wisconsin Center [...]

2025-01-28T09:25:28-06:00January 28, 2025|

Improving Leadership in 2025: Exploring Two Coaching Tools — Dec 12 PEN Webinar

In today's fast paced environment, there are too many professional conversations taking place that are not intentional about getting better or are not focused on leadership development.  But, as we wind down the year and look to next year, there are ways to address this issue and improve our leadership in 2025. The Performance Excellence [...]

2024-11-25T07:55:23-06:00November 21, 2024|

Want Accountability? Start with Empathy — Nov 20 Online Workshop

There are many ways to achieve exceptional results at work, but one of the main things we need to do is build up our critical people skills.  And one of the best skills we can develop as leaders is the capacity to hold others accountable, while also expressing empathy -- holding ourselves and others to [...]

2024-11-13T19:02:31-06:00September 18, 2024|

Managing Change, Navigating Forward — Oct 2 IN PERSON Twin Ports PEN Discussion

The amount of change we’ve all had to navigate the last few years is significant: we’ve changed work environments and work structures; we’ve changed products and service offerings; we’ve changed communication methods; we’ve redesigned supply chains.  In some sectors and industries, entire business models have changed. While the pace of change may have stabilized a [...]

2024-09-30T09:35:10-05:00September 17, 2024|
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