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Unlock $20,000 in HAVEN Training Funds for Your Leaders in Just 15 Minutes!

Did you know that Massachusetts organizations with 100 or fewer employees can receive up to $20,000 for employee training through the MA Workforce Training Express Grant Program? The application takes less than 15 minutes, and HAVEN is an approved provider in the directory (Class ID C-4293)! With this grant, your organization could cover up to […]

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Look again: What have we been trained to do?

Better Manage Your Self / Aimee Horowitz

Check out this video before you read on… Did you see it? If not, look again. The moment this popped up on my feed, I thought about our invisible bridles at work. Benevolently, this could be about trust we build up over time with others. But it could also say something else about who we

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Andy Porter - Catalyzer who thrives on collaborating with senior leaders

Expanding partnership

HAVEN Updates, News / Aimee Horowitz

Congratulations to Andy Porter, HAVEN’s Newest Partner! We’re elated to share that Andy has joined HAVEN as a Partner. Andy brings a wealth of experience in executive leadership, human resources, and executive coaching, having spent more than 20 years building organizations at the forefront of biotech and academic innovation. About AndyAs a former executive, Andy understands

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When NOT to Invest in Executive Coaching

Better Manage Your Self / Ben Olds and Aimee Horowitz

While we firmly believe in coaching’s potential to drive performance, let’s face it: it isn’t right for everyone. What’s more, no one wins when coaching is attempted under the wrong circumstances. Years ago, we analyzed our coaching dataset to determine what makes great coaching partnerships – and what doesn’t. Over time, we continued to test

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welcoming new partners

HAVEN Updates, News / Aimee Horowitz

We are thrilled to announce that we have promoted 2 new Partners at HAVEN. Congratulations to Corona Pritchard and Jennifer (Jen) Wignarajah! Their unique skill sets, dedication, and vision align perfectly with HAVEN’s values, and we are excited for them to advance our client capabilities. About Corona Corona leads our Human Resources Advisory practice

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“It’s not you, it’s me!” Minding your negative projections

Better Manage Your Self / Aimee Horowitz

If you are familiar with the term, negative projection, then you know it gets a bad rap. It’s seen as immature defense mechanism we use to split off the feelings or judgements we have about ourselves and displace them onto others to feel better about ourselves. But it’s not all bad. Negative projections can also

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Listen to your peanut gallery

Better Manage Your Self / Aimee Horowitz

According to Wikipedia*: “A peanut gallery was, in the days of vaudeville, a nickname for the cheapest and ostensibly rowdiest seats in the theater, the occupants of which were often known to heckle the performers.” This couldn’t be a more fitting description to the many voices we all carry around in our heads as we

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It’s goal-setting time: try expanding their horizons!

Better Manage Your Team / Aimee Horowitz

Many leaders come to us with aspirations for their direct reports to demonstrate stronger enterprise leadership. If you can relate, try one of these enterprise-focused questions with your direct reports to expand their horizons, elevate their game, and excite them about what’s possible. You’ll be amazed by what they say. Broadening Questions Beyond your functional

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Should we dare less greatly?

Better Manage Your Self / Aimee Horowitz

For some years now, we have venerated being vulnerable, bringing our whole selves to work, and being authentic in our leadership. And for many of us who grew up in more sterile environments, in which we were taught things like: politics don’t belong at work, leave your family at the door, and how to be

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Asking 1 question to be an even better leader

Better Manage Your Team / Aimee Horowitz

It’s no surprise that leaders come to HAVEN looking for answers to the riddle of great leadership. Many tell us that the methods they employed before no longer work. Some are frustrated by the conflicting feedback they receive from others about their behavior. And a few, who are at the end of their rope, will

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