Can I Offer You Some Feedback?

May 15 2024 8
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Can I Offer You Some Feedback? is a production of Evergreen Podcasts hosted by Sara Ismail-Beigi Bartlett. Each guest shares their ideas, perspectives, and best practices on feedback. For some, this process can be alarming but it is essential and a key basis for improvement. Sara also shares with you “Business Bites” for busy professionals that want quick hits on business terminology, historical context, and strategies for integration.

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The Joy and Challenge of Feedback Rerun

May 15 2024 15 mins  
In this special rerun episode, Sara brings on Rene, Founder of a product innovation firm with extensive training and experience in industrial design. They discuss the joys and challenges of giving and receiving feedback. It can be challenging not to look at feedback with an anxious eye. It’s important to have context and do the information gathering to make feedback impactful.

Business Bites: Rerun Emotional Intelligence Assessments

May 08 2024 5 mins  
This week we hear a rerurn from Sara! She shares a business bite with us on Emotional Intelligence Assessments. A unique component that demonstrates how well an individual regulates emotions effectively. She shares the depths of Self Assessments, 180 Assessments and the 360 Degree Assessments. These can effectively develop tools to improve competency overtime. Subscribe for new epi

Consultant Insights Rerun: Talent Development

Apr 24 2024 22 mins  
In this special rerun episode, we are joined by Sarah Eppink, principal and founder of Aisling Group. Sara and Sarah dive into the practice areas of leadership, talent development, and coaching. They discuss how the boundary lines have shifted since COVID and how many leaders are adapting to the challenges. Hear more in this full episode available now and tune in weekly for more �

Feedback Rerun: Specificity and Clarity for Detailed Feedback

Apr 17 2024 10 mins  
In this special rerun episode, Sara is joined by James who has extensive experience in athletics and team development. In either setting, feedback has to be constant and specific. While in a professional setting, feedback provided with examples and details are very important. No matter the territory, for feedback to be meaningful it has to come from a place of trust and desire for

Business Bite Rerun: Gantt Charts and Project Timelines

Apr 10 2024 6 mins  
In this special rerun episode, Sara gives us a Business Bite on Gantt Charts and Project Timelines. Project timelines help us think about dates that are critical. A Gantt chart is typically a horizontal representation of a project with line items and overlapping bars, showing how long each task is going to take. It’s important to know how much work and dependencies need to be don

Business Bites: Strengths Based Assessments

Mar 27 2024 3 mins  
This week on the podcast, Sara discusses Strength Based Assessments. This is an assessment tool that measures what a person is already doing well. Keeping in mind their unique strengths and capacities. The idea is to use these benefits of what people already do well to be able to enable them to do more. Not only as individuals but as a part of teams. Listen to the full episode avai

Consultant Insights: Career Coaching

Mar 20 2024 14 mins  
In this special consultant episode of the podcast, Sara brings on Kristen, founder of KM Career Coaching and Consulting. Listen to their conversation surrounding the potential impact of career coaching across the spectrum of employment. They discuss some misconceptions and benefits to career coaching. The unique opportunity of having a coaching experience helps professionals move f

Research Revealed: What Employees Want

Mar 13 2024 4 mins  
This week Sara provides some recent leadership research provided by Osi Tanner to understand if managers actually knew what employees were interested in. 79% of leaders reported they had a good sense of understanding of what their employees want, while less than half of employees identified with that. What does this mean for people that sit in a leadership position in an organizati

Building Relationships Before Providing Feedback

Mar 06 2024 12 mins  
This week Sara brings on Jaclyn, a customer success manager at an open source software company. They discuss how feedback should be paired with empathy and curiosity while also having the best intentions. It’s easier to have constructive or corrective conversations when establishing credibility and building a relationship first.

Business Bites: Gantt Charts and Project Timelines

Feb 28 2024 6 mins  
This week Sara gives us a Business Bite on Gantt Charts and Project Timelines. Project timelines help us think about dates that are critical. A Gantt chart is typically a horizontal representation of a project with line items and overlapping bars, showing how long each task is going to take. It’s important to know how much work and dependencies need to be done in which order. By