800-559-9785 Government Contracting Our Story Contact Services Who We Are Our Clients Success Stories Insights Schedule a Consult Home → Insights Insights The Insights blog gives you the benefit of CI International’s experienced consultants and trainers. Below you’ll find practical advice on subjects ranging from personal productivity to organizational culture, regularly updated. It’s Not a “Return-to-Work”: Productivity and Employee Satisfaction By CI Team : 11-02-2021 Creating a Workplace Focused on Productivity and Employee Satisfaction The phrase “return-to-work” is woefully inaccurate. Whatever the workplace looks like in 2022 and beyond, employees are not “returning-to-work”.... Continue Reading Maintaining – and Enhancing – Productivity in a Telework Environment By CI Team : 03-20-2020 Have you found yourself wondering lately: Can I effectively lead my team when we’re exclusively teleworking? Can I be fully productive in a telework environment? How do I stay connected to remote colleagues and work collaboratively? How do I run an effective on-line meeting? COVID-19 is having a significant impact on our personal and professional lives.... Continue Reading Trends in Employee Engagement By CI Team : 08-20-2019 What we learned from listening in 2018 By Terri Harrell, M.A. A couple months ago, while working with a top leadership team in the Federal Sector, I had an “ah ha” moment relating to how leaders view engagement.... Continue Reading Make Your Meeting Worth the Time By CI International : 08-07-2018 “I wish we had more meetings around here.” -Said no one, ever It’s a lot more likely that you and your colleagues often wish for fewer meetings. But of course, the real issue is not how many meetings we have, but how many meetings are actually worth the time spent. Here are three tips for making your meetings effective:... Continue Reading Empowering Ourselves and Others Through Effective Delegation By CI International : 06-26-2018 Although she’d been in management roles for several years, and was considered a strong and capable leader, Mary often found delegation to be both challenging and frustrating. “I know I’m coming across as a micro-manager sometimes, but it seems if I don’t spell it out step-by-step things just don’t get done”, she shared with her mentor Joan. “And, if I give people free rein to use their initiative I get results that look wonderful but are so far beyond the practical that I end up having to tell people “no”. I need everyone to be on their “A-game” these days, and it’s just not happening. Frankly, everyone in my division, from me on down, is getting frustrated and I’m starting to see people disengage. I’m worried and need some help.”... Continue Reading An Integrated Approach to Blended Learning By CI International : 05-15-2018 By Terri Harrell, M.A. One of the biggest challenges to the success of a blended learning program is that it be experienced as one program rather than multiple components. Each component needs to build off the one before, skills need to be linked and reinforced, and participants need to be mapped into where they’ve been, where they are, and where they are going.... Continue Reading Getting Tasks Done By CI International : 04-18-2018 By: K.J. McCorry, Productivity Consultant and Author of Organize Your Work Day in No Time It is very stressful and overwhelming trying to remember all the actions and tasks one needs to take on a daily or weekly basis.... Continue Reading Arming Your Workforce with the Knowledge and Tools to Prevent Sexual Harassment By CI International : 03-16-2018 Most workplaces are made up of good people, wanting to work in an atmosphere of mutual respect, in support of organizational success. So why does sexual harassment nonetheless occur? What factors contribute to the likelihood of bad behavior? How can organizations equip their leaders and employees with the knowledge and tools needed to create a positive workplace culture? These are the questions on a lot of people’s minds.... Continue Reading Load More For more than 50 years, we’ve been helping leaders and organizations improve and grow, and our staff has centuries of experience. We’re glad to share our knowledge with you here on our Insights blog. Schedule a Consultation Sign Up If you’d prefer, we’d also be glad to send each new Insights post directly to your inbox. Just share your email address with us in the form below. Your Email Address* CAPTCHA Submit 800.559.9785 guides@ciinternational.com 7852 South Elati St. Suite 201 Littleton, CO 80120 COPYRIGHT CI INTERNATIONAL 2021 | DEVELOPED BY MODERN ONE MARKETING HCaTS