“Critical feedback feels traumatic because it threatens two of our most fundamental psychological needs: safety (perceived physical, social, or material security) and worth (a sense of self-respect, self-regard, or self-confidence).” – Joseph Grenny

Joseph Grenny says that these days, it’s hard to get people to pay attention in any meeting, but when people aren’t in the same room, it can be especially difficult. He provides tips and advice for holding product and healthy virtual meetings.

Leadership Training Watch List from TrainingIndustry.com represents emerging or specialized leadership development companies. VitalSmarts made the list for the sixth consecutive year.

A study done by VitalSmarts shows that more than 1 in 5 employees don’t feel their team members have good enough collaboration habits to work effectively from home.

VitalSmarts’ study of 1,097 adults, shows that 33% of respondents report having more online meetings and 17% have a new plan for video-based meetings and sales calls.

A new survey released by VitalSmarts found 1 in 5 leaders are unprepared to manage a remote team and 21.9% of employees don’t feel their team members have good enough collaboration habits to work effectively from home

According to a VitalSmarts study of 1,097 professionals in the US, one in three said they’re ‘confident’ about their organization’s business continuity plan.

In a bid to track the impact of the flu-like illness sweeping across the globe, leadership training company VitalSmarts surveyed 1,097 adults in March to learn about how their workplaces are handling the situation.

Let’s face it, most meetings have always sucked because there’s often little to zero accountability for engagement. When we are together in a room, we often compensate with coercive eye contact. Participants feel some obligation to feign interest (even if they’re staring at their phones).

We’ve discovered and tested five rules that lead to predictably better meeting outcomes.