Bringing effective challenge is hard. For some of us, we may struggle with having critical conversations with those around us. Even when bringing challenge comes easier, however, we can ultimately minimize our influence by approaching it the wrong way. How do we create team cultures where conflict is resolved in a healthy manner? How do we fight against drama and …
Leadership Series: Powerful Self Check-In Tools
How are you doing? That’s a common question we are often asked that typically falls short of gauging where we truly are at the moment. Some better questions are… Is what you are doing in line with who you are? How much peace do you have right now? Is your current pace sustainable? Are your key relationship in sync? Are …
New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Technical Help Workshop
Come learn how the NMSBA Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories can help grow your business. The technical assistance is provided at no cost to the small business. The experts at the Labs can help you solve your technical challenges. Judy Hendricks has been a Project Manager for the NMSBA program for over 8 years, finding …
Leadership Series: Words that can transform your team
Words are powerful. When used properly they can empower. When used recklessly however, they can tear apart everything you work hard to build and do as a team. The problem is that we don’t intend to be reckless. We’re often not fully aware of how words are falling on those around us. Without self-awareness, what we think will excite others …
Leadership Series: What’s holding you back?
Who or what is keeping you from being the leader you’re capable of being? Chances are, if we are honest, the real “who” is ourselves and the “what” can be hard to put our finger on. Even with the best of intentions, we can still struggle to have significant influence in the lives of those we work and live with. …
Leadership Series : Influence Over Leadership
True influence is the everyday commerce of leadership, and at the heart of it all, it is all about relationships. Think about it…who are the people who have had the most impact and influence in your life? They may be teachers, parents, coaches, friends, or perhaps mentors who chose to invest in you in a way that left lasting influence. …
Authentic Communication in sales- Strategies for marketing a small business
Learn critical communication skills to build relationships with clients, not just complete a transaction In this Lunch & Learn, Barbara Dawson will cover critical communication skills which can help any business owner and their staff hone the skills that let your clients and potential clients know you are building a relationship not just completing a transaction. You will walk away …
Leadership Series : It Begins With You (Leading Yourself First)
Leaders who fail to regularly and intentionally take time to better understand themselves and others are not the leaders who will bring out the best in themselves or their teams. Self-awareness can be a difficult path. Learning to hold up the mirror in front of ourselves and be brutally honest with what we see doesn’t come naturally to most people. …
Monthly Startup Roundtable: Market Research
The Bioscience Center and Entrepreneur in Residence Sarah Boisvert are kicking off a year-long series of Startup Roundtables that provide practical, immediate solutions to challenges in attendee businesses. Starting Tuesday February 21 at 11:30 a.m., the 3rd Tuesday of each month will be dedicated to open discussion facilitated by Boisvert with occasional topic experts joining in on everything from financing …
Confident Pitching: How to Manage Mind and Body
This presentation will cover skills and tools for confident speaking and pitching, as viewed through the lens of our biology. Participants will gain: -An understanding of the nervous system’s role in anxiety -Tools to manage nerves -Skills to improve the efficacy and power of pitching -Information on improving our speaking voices and body language -How to bring more purpose and …