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The Missing Link to Engaged Teams
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | August 26, 2022 The fundamental question, that has become a universally tired cliché, is, “How do you get everyone on the same page?” Every organization has a mission and important work that must get done. Yet, even the...
Effective Teamwork Requires Praxis
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | August 12, 2022 At trainings I often ask people, “Raise your hand if you love teambuilding experiences?” A typical response is 2-3 people who respond positively out of an entire team. My reply is, “Don’t worry, we’re not going...
5 Trauma-Informed Care Practices To Help Kids in Crisis
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | May 6, 2022 The Crisis At Ground Level According to a survey of young American’s just released by Harvard, the mental health crisis among our children is escalating dramatically. Over 50% of youth reported feeling down,...
Engaging Youth Spirituality as a Primary Driver of Identity Formation
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | April 22, 2022 There’s an old joke about a Sunday school teacher who was planning on using a squirrel as an object lesson. To increase the curiosity, she put the stuffed animal in a paper bag and said, “I’m going to describe...
Youth Development – A Search for Meaning, Connection, and Spirituality
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | April 8, 2022 The memory of that day will forever be etched in my mind. My parents sat me down and shared that my cousin Tracy, 7 years old, was struck and killed while riding his bike on the country road that passed by our...
3 Ways to Rebuild a Healthy Workplace Culture
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | March 28, 2022 Recent survey results in the Harvard Business Review state:• 65% of people don’t feel any sense of community at work• 76% reported difficulty making connections with teammates• Over 40% feel physically or...
3 Practices to Transform Student Engagement
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | February 25, 2022 I was teaching in a freshmen class when a student in the front row asked, “What’s that smell?” By this time all the students were looking around the room, and as I glanced up from my notes, there it was! On a...
Reviving Teams that are Emotionally Spent
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | February 11, 2022 Winter weather in northern Indiana has forced me to ditch my morning walk for a 30-minute stationary trek on an exercise bike. The only thing that makes it palatable is re-watching episodes of The Office that...
Three Steps to Transforming Your Listening Skills
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | January 28, 2022 Have you ever found yourself on the listening end of a conversation, and based on your response, it becomes abundantly clear that you have not listened to a word they said? Author and reporter Celeste Headlee,...