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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,...
How Talking Less Makes You a Better Leader
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | January 21, 2022 Research by Cognisco HR training organization in the UK in 2018 highlights that poor communication costs us around $37 billion per year. This boils down to approximately $26K per worker! In contrast, companies...
Start the New Year by Building Team Engagement
Share: Ritch Hochstetler | January 14, 2022 You need your team to perform well. High productivity only comes with team members who are engaged. What’s the one thing you must do before anything else? According to the CEO Benchmarking Report of 2021 by...
Hope Embodied Through Teachers & Youth Workers Everywhere
Ritch Hochstetler | December 31, 2021 I once read an article that focused on the impact of an effective kindergarten teacher on the lives of students. The author of the article posited that, if this impact was translated into financial terms, this teacher should be...
2021 Winning Moments – Elkhart Community Schools
Kailey Paszko | December 24, 2021 As I sit here trying to process the fact that yet another year is almost in the books, I am reminded of how much joy, connection, and meaning ULEAD got to be a part of this year. As an organization, 2021 proved to be a year of...
2021 Winning Moments – Goshen Boys & Girls Club Staff
Ben Rheinheimer | December 17, 2021 2021, you have been a year! You started with many questions and uncertainties about how we would be operating as an organization. However, it has been a wild ride of continuing to grow our virtual training presence, navigating the...
2021 Winning Moments – Elkhart Parks Summer Adventure Camp
Tyler Huston | December 10, 2021 I recently celebrated my one-year work anniversary at ULEAD, and wow has it been a year. One filled with new places, people, opportunities and stories. As I reflect back upon the eventful year and all the good that 2021 provided, there...