Learning
This Elf is a Great Leader!
“The Elf” on the Shelf is a very good leader.” Julienne Ryan Who knew? Here’s what we can learn from
Julienne Ryan
December 12, 2023
communications
communications
Use Your Fork – Your Holiday Conversation Prompt
Simple visual prompts can help you better navigate your interactions with colleagues and family members this Holiday Season.
Julienne Ryan
November 29, 2023
interviewing
What If We Rethink How We Experience Rejection?
Here’s my question for the day – “What If We Rethink How We Experience Rejection?” I attended a writer’s conference
Julienne Ryan
April 27, 2023
being authentic
Listen More. Talk Less
Why is it so challenging to stay quiet? What is the result of over talking or talking exactly at the moment when it would be so much more beneficial to stay silent?
We recently released an episode of Narativ Inc’s LEADERSHIP STORY TALKS podcast that was all about the power of keeping your mouth shut, with the author Dan Lyons and we got so many great insights from the conversation that we decided to write an article about these.
Dan’s book STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World is filled with strategies that are linked in research and in observations of today’s most effective leaders.
Julienne Ryan
April 9, 2023
communications
“What if We Learned the Art of #Quiet Listening?”
What if we learned the art of #Quiet Listening? We think we know how to listen. But what we are
Julienne Ryan
November 16, 2022
communications
Five Simple Employee Engagement Tips You Can Implement Tomorrow
This article outlines five simple and free steps we can take to improve our engagement at work.
Julienne Ryan
September 21, 2022
communications
Monday Morning Quotes to Help You Ease Into Your Week
I am a morning person and am unbearably happy when I get out of bed before the sun rises. I
Julienne Ryan
August 22, 2022
communications
Reenergize Your Communications By Taking A Pause
When we start to get “verklempt” (very emotional in Queens dialect and Yiddish), my guidance to us is simple: engage in “The power of doing just one thing to reenergize and connect.” The exercise is as simple as it sounds: Pause, regroup, find a positive action, and reach out.
Julienne Ryan
August 2, 2022
communications
“Show Up & Be Ready to be Authentic!” – A Queens Communications Playbook Lesson
A lesson about showing up, being yourself and the joy of unplanned moments of connection with Golda Solomon and Christopher Dean Sullivan the bassist. So much learning it in rooms full of people who are raising their creative voices for the good of others.
Julienne Ryan
July 5, 2022
Avatars
My avatar moment – Sometimes we can’t control how we “show up”!
My avatar taught me an important lesson. Sometimes we can’t control how we “show up” !
Julienne Ryan
June 30, 2022