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Kristen Swanson
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Dec 11, 2020

Designing a successful homesite: Follow the rule of 3s

A few months ago, I organized my team’s first fully virtual “homesite” — an offsite held remotely from home. We used the same format that we had for past in-person meetings. We set objectives, generated powerful discussion questions, and spun up a collaborative Google Doc. …

Offsite

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Designing a successful homesite: Follow the rule of 3s
Designing a successful homesite: Follow the rule of 3s
Offsite

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Oct 21, 2019

Flow Coaching™ Dimension #1: Self Graded Goaling

Building a career you love is in your hands. By focusing on the 5 Flow Coaching™ Dimensions, you can spend more time at work feeling satisfied. The first Flow Coaching™ Dimension is Self-Graded Goaling. Self-Graded Goaling happens when success is so crisply defined that you can give yourself accurate feedback…

Career Development

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Flow Coaching™ Dimension #1: Self Graded Goaling
Flow Coaching™ Dimension #1: Self Graded Goaling
Career Development

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Oct 14, 2019

Building a career you love

We spend a lot of our lives working. Our lives matter, and we all deserve to feel professional satisfaction. However, obstacles to fulfillment and productivity at work are all too common. Endless meetings, constant interruptions, and bad relationships can drain you. But, work doesn’t have to be this way. As…

Productivity

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Building a career you love
Building a career you love
Productivity

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Nov 10, 2018

Building Healthy Organizational Incentives

Incentives are everywhere: our workplaces, our homes, our communities. As leaders, when we understand what’s driving decisions, we can effectively guide teams towards outcomes that are good for the organization and customers. What are the types of incentives? Incentives come in two types: implicit and explicit. Explicit incentives are those which are publicly recognized by the…

Leadership

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Building Healthy Organizational Incentives
Building Healthy Organizational Incentives
Leadership

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May 6, 2018

The Question That Makes Every Project Better

I love my job. Every day I work with people who build amazing products, processes, and experiences. As masters of their crafts, each member of my team prides themselves on the quality of their work. Without a doubt, this has made us great as an organization. However, there’s a shadow…

Slack

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Slack

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Dec 23, 2017

Building a Startup That Learns

In a startup, life comes at you fast. With a blink, what was once important becomes irrelevant. The pace quickens with each stride, like a marathoner exceeding a personal best. In the heat of the chase, I’ve heard busy startup leaders describe learning as “a luxury,” “fluff,” or “something mature…

Leadership

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Building a Startup That Learns
Building a Startup That Learns
Leadership

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Oct 14, 2017

Same, Same, Different

“And now.. again. But this time it’ll be same, same, different.” These words, spoken often by a favorite teacher, have always served as a personal reminder that unfamiliar things are merely new expressions of what’s been practiced before. Now, it’s my turn to say “same, same, different.” My windy career…

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Education

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Kristen Swanson

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Organizational Development Nerd, Edcamp Co-Founder, & Learning Scientist

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