June 2022 | Van Hooser Associates, Inc

Jun 28, 2023

Wanting a Meaningful Moment? Look Up.

I’ve hardly been home in June…from West Palm Beach to Nashville, to Las Vegas, to Portland, and so on, it’s been an incredible month🙌🏻🙏🏻❤️✨. I got in late last night and I have many thoughts as I reflect on the month, but one over-arching meaningful moment I want to share with you right now. The […]

Jun 7, 2023

7 Tips for Successful Transitioning into Leadership

Transitioning into Leadership Means a New Mindset, New Skillset Transitioning into a leadership role can be a challenging but rewarding experience. Whether you’re taking on a new position within your company or starting a new job altogether, the shift from an individual contributor to a leader requires a significant mindset and skillset change. These tips […]

Jun 30, 2022

Delegating Effectively in 6 Steps

Delegating earns you greater responsibility, offers the organization greater continuity and minimizes the loss of talent. These steps help you do it right!

Jun 22, 2022

The Succession Planning Secret to Get Promoted

When it comes to succession planning in your organization, are you in line to be promoted? Are you putting yourself in the best position to be considered? In too many cases, people looking to move up overlook one key step in their preparation. Let’s pull back the curtain on what decision-makers are looking for when promoting from within.

Jun 8, 2022

When ‘In Over Your Head’ Is a Good Thing

Feeling In Over Your Head? It can be an overwhelming, unsettling, literally “I can’t breathe” feeling. But for anyone really wanting to grow and succeed, being in over your head can actually be a good thing. Here’s a quick story to illustrate the point. Taking the Plunge During a canoeing adventure on Missouri’s scenic Current […]

Jun 29, 2021

Dating At Work — Cool or No?

When you put a group of people together in person, if they spend enough time with each other, eventually, somebody is likely going to have the “urge to merge.” Think about it…summer camp, school classrooms, the office, etc. A summer crush at band camp might have been cool, but is dating at work a whole […]

Jun 15, 2021

Winning the Emotional WAR

It’s the one question I get asked most often in my leadership management training sessions. And it’s fueled with bewilderment and exasperation. Here it is: why do people act the way they do?!? The short answer is emotional WAR. Here’s how you can predict the otherwise unpredictable behaviors of people. The question reveals a real […]

Jun 10, 2021

Great Listeners Don’t Make This Mistake

Great listeners are not those people who can repeat everything they just heard. Instead, great listeners make people feel heard. When people talk, the intent is to transfer information. Sometimes, we want a response from the listener. Other times, we don’t. However, we always want to feel heard. People can be heard, but not feel […]

Jun 1, 2021

Success Lessons from Moving Day

Moving Day — whew!! Last Wednesday, Susan and I helped our daughter and son-in-law unload the last U-Haul truck marking their big move from one end of the Bluegrass state to the other. Afterward as we drove home, we discussed some important lessons from a physical move which directly apply to a person’s personal and […]