Dying to Transform
Rachel Nelms Rachel Nelms

Dying to Transform

Effective transformation isn’t just about embracing the future—it’s about guiding the past to a meaningful conclusion. Like trees that actively "compost themselves" to nourish new growth, successful change requires harvesting wisdom from what came before while making space for what’s next. Leaders who rush toward the future risk shallow, unsustainable growth, while those who cling to the past can suffocate progress. True transformation balances both, requiring intentionality, patience, and the right resources to ensure that endings and beginnings are equally well-stewarded. When done with care, change becomes more than a transition—it becomes the foundation for something that lasts.

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Designing Meaningful Team Experiences Part II: Know Your Team

Designing Meaningful Team Experiences Part II: Know Your Team

Knowing your team may seem obvious, but considering them through three distinct lenses can make your team-building sessions far more impactful. By tuning into the dynamics at play, leaders can design sessions that foster trust, alignment, and meaningful engagement.

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Productive Empathy: Caring for Your Team and Your Business

Productive Empathy: Caring for Your Team and Your Business

Balancing empathy and business realities is one of the toughest challenges leaders face. Employees bring their whole selves to work, and at times, personal struggles will collide with business demands. How can leaders create workplaces that support employees while ensuring the organization continues to function?

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Designing Meaningful Team Experiences Part I: 5 Steps to Transform Your Team Building into High-Impact Connection

Designing Meaningful Team Experiences Part I: 5 Steps to Transform Your Team Building into High-Impact Connection

As the new year begins, leadership teams are aligning around vision, strategy, and goals—but meaningful connection doesn’t happen by luck. In this post, I explore five essential steps to deliver impactful team building experiences that foster trust, deepen alignment, and lay the foundation for high-performing teams. From defining clear goals to connecting activities to the bigger picture, this guide will help you transform team building from a one-off event into a lasting habit. Discover how to use the Say, Think, Feel, Do framework to create purposeful, engaging experiences that deliver real results. Read more!

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