Jody Holland Training & Speaking | Leadership
Why Managers Must Manage Stress, Not Cause It
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Why Managers Must Manage Stress, Not Cause It effective leadership leadership development reducing stress responsibility self leadership stress management team collaboration Oct 14, 2025

Managers should be helping their employees manage their stress; they should not be causing it. As much as your team should be trying to make your job easier, you should also be trying to make their jobs easier. This entails being consistent, reliable, calm under pressure, open to feedback, and helpf...

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Jody Holland Training & Speaking | Leadership
Why Alignment Wins Over Talent Alone
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Why Alignment Wins Over Talent Alone alignment building relationships company culture hiring hiring assessments interpersonal communication job fit team team collaboration values alignment Sep 16, 2025

When you are considering potential candidates, it is not their resume alone that indicates how successful they will be if offered the position. Experience is important, as is skillset, but how well a person fits with the organization is something that is often overlooked but has major implications f...

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Jody Holland Training & Speaking | Leadership
Sometimes Winning is Losing
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Sometimes Winning is Losing conflict resolution dealing with conflict effective communication employee developement team collaboration May 06, 2025

Congratulations! You have won the argument… but at what cost? Now your coworker won’t speak to you, and tensions are high within your team. You didn’t agree with your coworker’s perspective, but now you have lost their trust and your other coworkers are avoiding you. What could you have done differe...

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Jody Holland Training & Speaking | Leadership
The Importance of Building Trust within Your Organization
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The Importance of Building Trust within Your Organization building relationships building trust business success business sustainability customer loyalty customer relationship team collaboration trust Apr 01, 2025

Trust must be woven into every facet of an organization if it wants to thrive. Trust is needed between a business and its customers, between employees and leaders, and between coworkers. It is an essential part of business, and yet it is often overlooked. Many people get so caught up in making a pro...

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