by Beth Strathman | Jun 9, 2026 | middle market talent retention, employee engagement middle market, executive team coaching Utah, leadership, leadership team health, psychological safety, systemic team coaching, team development, team dysfunction, team turnover
Here’s the assumption that’s costing you top talent: the belief that employees leave for better money. Some do. Yet, the research, including Gallup’s widely cited workforce studies, consistently points to the same uncomfortable conclusion:...
by Beth Strathman | May 12, 2026 | team development, culture, learning, stakeholder engagement, systemic team coaching, team, team coach, team systems & processes
Here’s the truth most teams don’t say out loud: team dysfunction rarely announces itself. There’s no memo, no crisis meeting, no single moment of failure. Instead, it shows up quietly, in the meeting after the meeting, in the email threads that go...
by Beth Strathman | Apr 14, 2026 | systemic team coaching, team as a system
Most teams work hard. They prepare for meetings. They align on goals and strategy (or try to). They tackle the big decisions and try to move the things forward. And still, something doesn’t quite land. Silos persist. Stakeholders feel underserved. The same...
by Beth Strathman | Dec 9, 2025 | emotional intelligence, culture, humility, leadership, leadership as self-development, leadership skills, psychological safety, psychological safety, systemic team coaching, team, team development, team leader, vulnerability
Ask any leader what their team needs to succeed and you’ll hear familiar themes: clarity, accountability, communication, alignment. All true. But underneath every one of those team capabilities sits a deeper, more human foundation: the emotional intelligence (EQ) of...
by Beth Strathman | Oct 14, 2025 | team, stakeholder engagement, systemic team coaching, team systems & processes
Every team tells a story. Sometimes it’s explicit—captured in mission statements, presentations, and project plans. More often, it’s implicit, told through the way team members show up, the priorities they chase, and the results they deliver. But here’s the catch: if...
