Fuse - Igniting Communication

On this day, we pause to remember the tragic events of 9/11 and honor the heroes who emerged in the face of darkness. 🕊️ We will never forget the lives lost, the bravery shown, and the resilience that brought us together as a nation. 🇺🇸 Let’s continue to stand united, spreading love and hope in their memory. ❤️🤍💙

This , we celebrate the classic instrument that brings inspiration and joy! The National Piano Foundation established the event in 1991 to honor pianists, piano makers, and piano enthusiasts. 🎹🎼We couldn't help but note that, similar to the way a pianist shifts octaves to create beautiful melodies, great leaders shift their communication styles to create harmonious outcomes. By stretching the range of keys played or the type of communication utilized, we can positively impact the end result. ↕️📈🤝

➡️Adapting your communication style to your audience is key! 🙌🏼 Sometimes you need a powerful bass note, other times a gentle high note. Curious to know more about ways to stretch your style to better meet the needs of your team? 🙋🏼 Contact Fuse - Igniting Communication to discuss the many options available to help your team make excellent music together! www.fusecomms.com/contact-us

At Fuse - Igniting Communication, we strongly believe in continuous learning. This often means finding inspiration in role models or mentors and learning from their examples. In leadership, sometimes those we lead can teach us as well.

CHEERS! 🍻 Last night's "WiseWomen" gathering at Cheluna Brewery in Stanley Marketplace provided all the right mix of bubbly smiles, conversation, and delicious beverages. 🤗

I (Tracy Graf) am grateful to all the wonderful women who made the night so fun!

Thanks, , for supporting us WiseWomen.

Learn more about Cheluna Brewing Company, a local Denver Latinx-owned brewery in Stanley Marketplace here https://www.cheluna.com/chelas

Cheers, Shannon Stone, , Michelle D. Campbell, , Maggie Drucker, Colleen O'Brien, , Linda Olson, Kim Carver, Stacey Frank, Angela Sasseville, Kathy Kranz, Roberts, Jennifer Wood, and Chelsey Murray !!

Increased collaboration isn't only about productivity - it's also key to reducing loneliness which keeps employees engaged and retained longer. 🌍 Gallup’s 2024 State of the Global Workplace report reveals that 20% of workers feel lonely every day, especially in remote work situations. Building stronger connections through collaboration can help combat this and reduce attrition. Let’s prioritize connection to create happier, more resilient teams! 💪✨

Join us and other Insights practitioners (Andi Dickens, Caryn Auger, Kristen Theisen, Tracy Stayton, Daniel Dalton, and Tracy Graf) at our next Insights Discovery express virtual workshop on Thur., Oct. 17 @ 11 am MT.

We will walk through the Insights Discovery methodology in this fun, interactive, virtual session. Participate on Oct. 17 in "insightful" activities based on the memorable four-color model to help people understand their social style, strengths, and value to their team. It is the unique mix of how much someone prefers using Fiery Red🔴, Sunshine Yellow🟡, Earth Green🟢, or Cool Blue🔵styles, which determines how and why people behave the way they do and their impact on others.

📌 RSVP here: https://bit.ly/LIInsightsWksp10172024 📌

What's to lose?!? - it is FREE!

Fuse - Igniting Communication delivers effective communication workshops, which spark collaboration that drives results. Read more from our latest blog post: https://bit.ly/BetterCollaborationReducesLonelinessAndAttrition

✅ Are you an in-house trainer at your organization? Attend the Oct. 17 session and/or reach out to Tracy Graf to learn how you can become an accredited Insights practitioner.

🎉 Celebrating Labor Day with gratitude to all the hardworking teams out there! 🌟 Whether you're collaborating in the office or virtually, your dedication fuels innovation and success. 🚀 Here's to teamwork, communication, and the spirit of achievement that drives us forward.

We’re taking a few days off—see you again next Tuesday! 😄👋

Have a fun and safe Labor Day weekend from all of us at Fuse - Igniting Communication! 🎉😊🔨

Join us in celebrating Breana Kwon on being an Insights Discovery Client Practitioner! Fuse - Igniting Communication is happy to support Breana via our Insights Partner Team to deliver great Team and Leadership Development workshops for her colleagues at Virtual Supply!

Breana leads individual and company trainings where she feels she can guide team members to continue to expand, improve, and find joy in learning. Her favorite part of facilitating Insights sessions is watching the "ah ha" moment that happens when employees learn more about their color energies, their colleagues' color energies, and watching them strive to understand each other.

WHAT is Insights Discovery? These live, facilitated sessions (workshops or coaching) help people better understand themselves, how to relate to others, and make the most of workplace relationships. You can bring Insights Discovery to your group - either by having one of our facilitators deliver a session or get accredited yourself to lead these transformational development experiences!

WHAT is an Insights Discovery Client Practitioner? A client practitioner is certified to lead in-house Insights Discovery programs exclusively for the organization at which they work. This accreditation allows the organization to deliver Insights to its people, provide an amazing transformational development experience, and save on training budget.

Visit our web pages to learn about the variety of Insights offerings: www.FuseComms.com/insightsdiscovery:
- Insights Discovery
- Team Effectiveness
- Sales and Influencing Effectiveness
- Leadership Effectiveness

Let’s chat about how we can help with your leadership or team development journey.

Join us in celebrating Breana! 🎊

🌟 Is your team operating at its peak efficiency, or are communication challenges holding you back? 🚀 Research consistently proves that effective communication fuels productivity, engagement, and success. 📈 Join us on October 17 at 11am MT for an online Insights Discovery Express workshop! Discover strategies to identify and overcome communication gaps within your organization. Experience how Insights color energies work first-hand. 🌐 Register for this free express workshop here: https://bit.ly/LIInsightsWksp10172024

Become an accredited trainer within your organization and drive ROI through enhanced team collaboration, transformational leadership, and partnership development with Fuse's unique Insights Practitioner Benefits. 🔍 Learn more ▶️ www.fusecomms.com/insightsdiscoverytraining. Or send a DM to Fuse - Igniting Communication's Tracy Graf for more information.

As we start the last week of August ☀️, remember to take time to relax and re-charge. 🧘‍♀️ Celebrate National Picnic Month 🧺 with a friend 🫖, enjoy a hobby 🎨, or tackle a project 🛠️. Do whatever makes YOU happy! 😊

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What an incredible trip 🌟 Fuse - Igniting Communication's CEO, Tracy Graf, had this week to Park City, Utah to deliver an "Axesseptional" 🔍 Insights Discovery workshop for the Axess AG Americas team!

A literal melding of worlds 🌍 was accomplished this week when Axess leadership from Austria explored the value of different communication styles with the Axess Americas team members who live in various locations across the U.S. This global team found the world to be a closer, more enjoyable place after letting loose together on the Insights team wheel floormat.

They found more collaboration potential than they thought was possible in a 4-hour workshop. Some extra fun and beautiful mountain sunset views 🌄 were also found at dinner after.

Thanks so much, Nikki Divers for keeping in touch over the years and bringing Tracy back into your "new" organization. Big kudos to Tim Larsen for leading this initiative and Nancy Rainey for sponsoring such vital culture-strengthening activities so early in her tenure as the leader of Axess Americas. Martin Jeschko, thank you for your global leadership mindset, support in team activities like this, and for your low and slow pork grilling tips. 😊

Do you love the rainbow of opportunities Insights Discovery provides? 🌈 Have you observed the positive impact it has on team dynamics, productivity, and leadership effectiveness?🙌🏼

Become a Client Practitioner! 🙋🏼‍♂️ Gain the privilege of delivering high-quality, impactful workshops that develop more self-aware team members, inspirational leaders, and collaborative teams!

Until the end of the year, attendance at an Insights Discovery Accreditation (IDA), either face-to-face or virtual, is deeply discounted. Get accredited by December 31, 2024 and save BIG - up to $1,665 savings!

More information on Insights Discovery Accreditation (IDA) can be found here:: https://www.insights.com/us/insights-discovery-accreditation/

Registration link with location and date options are here: https://www.insights.com/us/insights-discovery-accreditation-public/

Fuse - Igniting Communication is an Insights Discovery Partner that supports over 20 facilitators across North America. The benefits of getting accredited via Fuse include:
- Custom 1-1 training and ongoing support to help you deliver the best version of Insights and yourself to your colleagues!
- Bulk discounted pricing on Insights profiles and materials
- A plethora of easily-accessed continued learning resources
- Consistent assistance and support from your dedicated Partner (that's us) in all aspects and phases of your Insights Practitioner journey including content development, administrative support, and so much more! 🫶🏼

➡️ Contact us today for details on how you can take the next step! Visit www.fusecomms.com or direct message Tracy Graf to schedule a one-on-one.

📢 "Uplevel Your Leadership" by attending Tracy Graf's session of that title at the ATD Rocky Mountain Chapter Conference on October 21, 2024! 👏🏼🙌🏼 In her "Uplevel Your Leadership" session, Tracy will offer strategies on how shifting your communication style can positively impact your organization now and your career forever! Don't miss this session in the Career and Personal Upskilling track of the ATD conference. ⏰🗓️

This regional, one-day conference offers personal, career, and organization development for professionals in the fields of Learning & Development and Talent Management. 🌟 For more information, visit https://atdrmc.org/event-5767323 and use code SPEAKER24 to get a discount on the non-member regular registration rate!

Thank you to Alyssa Willet, President-Elect of the Rocky Mountain ATD Chapter, for her leadership. It will be an invigorating and inspiring day of learning with Tracy Graf and the other amazing presenters: Kelsea Warren, Candice Mitchell, Jason Pemberton, Sarah (Brackbill) Jackson, Jennifer Recla, Rebecca Hawkins, Sara Walker, and Brett Griffith.

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How about motivating someone else today? Thanks to Insights Discovery for this teamwork tip!

⏱️ Don't miss out! Join us for the exclusive preview of Think on Your Feet® next Tuesday, August 20 at 10 AM MT!

📌 Register now for this live virtual 60-minute event: https://bit.ly/ThinkOnYourFeetSample08-20-2024

Master the art of clear, confident communication with Think on Your Feet®. 🕙 Respond like an expert, handle tough questions, and save time.

🌟 Highlights:
1. Stay Focused on Relevant Info
2. Be More Persuasive
3. Respond to Tough Questions

🌟 Gain actionable skills you can use right away. 💪

**Designed for decision-makers interested in team and organizational training.**

Hosted by McLuhan & Davies Communications, Inc. 🤝

Or if you're ready to dive into the complete Think on Your Feet® experience, Tracy Graf is leading 2-day full workshops via Zoom in September and October!

📅 Check out all upcoming events here: https://bit.ly/CommunicationEvents

Think On Your Feet® Exclusive Preview https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5617170773739/WN_vORHzu8dSN2AijnrJXyG6A

"The highest performing teams were made up of good communicators," according to a recent Inc. Magazine, article by Justin Bariso, who studied hundreds of teams.

What did they have in common?
✔️Establishing standards for communication
✔️Working to understand each other
✔️Giving and accepting honest feedback
✔️Settling differences quickly and respectfully

If these characteristics are missing from your team, contact Fuse to discuss how to reach the next level of impact and success!

Happy Left-Handers' Day! 👋🏼

This is a day to celebrate the 10% of the world's population that relies on their left hand to do most tasks. It is thought that left-handed people are more flexible and adaptable, as well as creative. 🎨🎼🎭

Unfortunately, left-hand-dominant folks often face challenges using basic items designed for the right-handed majority, like scissors, notebooks, can-openers, and other tools. 🫤How frustrating!

Just like the principles of Insights Discovery, when we acknowledge others' lived experiences, appreciate their differences, and adapt our ways, we connect more effectively. 🤝

Are you a Leftie who has found ways to prevail over the constraints of society's right-hand bias? Leave a comment on your experience!

🌟 What an incredible experience working closely with Your Hope Centerr last week!

These participants are true superheroes in every sense of the word! Your Hope Center’s school-based clinicians provide therapeutic services tackling social-emotional challenges facing children & and teens in thirteen Eagle County School District schools

In preparation for the new school year, Carrie Benway & Teresa Haynes planned a variety of impactful training sessions to support Your Hope Center therapists and our community, including this Insights Discovery team session hosted by Fuse - Igniting Communication.

We are grateful for Jennifer Law who connected Tracy Graf with this amazing organization. We're thrilled to foster stronger relationships that will have a big impact on connections with people and their communities.

Special thanks to Colorado Mountain College for providing the fantastic FREE event space in gorgeous Edwards, Colorado. 🏫

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It was so wonderful to see "in real life" these great HR colleagues who I usually only get to interact with virtually or digitally. We even braved the "real weather" and power outage to spend time together. That's some rare behavior! 😁

It was lovely to spend a couple hours with you all, even if some of it was in the dark.

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Tomorrow is National S'mores Day! 😋 Just like a successful team, each element of the s'mores treat offers unique qualities that, when combined, create an even better outcome.

Which S'mores ingredient best represents what you bring to team interactions? Are you the ...
- graham cracker, providing structure and stability,💪🏼
- marshmallow, connecting everything together, 🖇️ or
- chocolate, complementing the other elements with a unique flavor and texture. ✅

Is your team balanced, with enough of each ingredient to produce the best result? 🤔

Contact us to discuss how we can bring your team "s'more" collaboration potential! 🙌🏼🌟 Fuse - Igniting Communication offers tools and strategies for individuals and organizations to identify their strengths and enhance productivity, making a long-lasting positive impact.🎯

🌟 Giving feedback effectively isn't just about how we like to receive it! Today, we dove into the art of "Insightful Feedback" and discovered how understanding different communication styles can make all the difference. Insights Discovery workshops, based on Carl Jung's physiological preferences, lead to more respectful, productive, and positive working relationships, even in virtual environments. Giving and receiving feedback is a crucial skill for effective collaboration.

Understanding and using Insight's four colorful communication preferences, helps feedback conversations and builds team trust.

📣Shout out to all participants Wendy MacIntyre, Claudia Brogan, Lance Blakley, Danette Munoz Shaifer, Carol Bertola, Phil Shearrer, Susie Paxton, Alysia (Daves) Bullock, Ashley Wasserman, Chelsey Parker, Angel Del Valle, Laura Dreelin, Liz Killen-Scott, & Derek Chiteve, for your engagement!

Special thanks to our Insights Practitioners Tracy Graf and Andi Dickens for sharing actionable tips in today's workshop on "Giving & Receiving Feedback". 🎯

Missed today's session? Join Fuse - Igniting Communication's next free Insights Discovery Express Workshop on Thur., Oct. 13 at 11am MT. Register here ▶️ https://bit.ly/LIInsightsWksp10172024

We're gearing up for tomorrow's express online workshop, Giving and Receiving Feedback! 🙌🏼 It can be difficult to give honest, constructive feedback, but it can be even more difficult to accept and process feedback yourself.🤔

Let us know in the comments below what YOU think and feel free to share the most meaningful feedback you've received in your career.

How do you prefer to receive feedback?
1. A written list of facts
2. 1:1 empathetic discussion
3. Brainstorm possible outcomes
4. Told what to do differently

Another Monday, another chance to make it happen.

In the spirit of the Olympic Games, consider this: Just like athletes, organizations need agility to win. The ability to adapt, pivot, and innovate is crucial in today's fast-paced world. 🥇

What does organizational agility look like?
🎯Collaboration: Working together seamlessly across teams.
🎯Flexibility: Adapting strategies and thriving through change.
🎯Continuous learning: Embracing innovation and improvement.

Want to make your organization a gold medalist? Contact Fuse - Igniting Communication to learn about the leadership and team training programs we offer to help your team develop the agility necessary to stay ahead of the competition. 💪

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🚀 Equip your team with the skills to quickly analyze, organize, and propose ideas in any situation.

📌 Join us on Tuesday, August 20 at 10 AM MT for a live-virtual 60-minute product showcase of Think on Your Feet®. This communication system enables you to sound like the expert you are, respond to unexpected questions, and save time.🕙

🌟 1. Stay Focused on Relevant Info
🌟 2. Be More Persuasive
🌟 3. Respond to Tough Questions

🌟 You will leave this showcase with skills to put into action immediately. 💪

**This event is specifically designed for decision-makers interested in learning more about training for their teams and organizations.**

Hosted by McLuhan & Davies Communications, Inc.🤝

📅 For more details and to register, visit: https://bit.ly/ThinkOnYourFeetSample08-20-2024 ✅

Tracy Graf was thrilled once again to get to lead a session for Mile High SHRM’s My Career Accelerator Program (MCAP). This program, designed by HR professionals for HR professionals, bridges the gap when transitioning between career levels with a blend of group learning, executive and peer-coaching, experiential activities, and a strong focus on personal development and self-awareness. 🌟

“Effective Communication – Giving & Receiving Feedback” was the focus of the session led by Fuse - Igniting Communication's Tracy Graf with content design direction from Andi Dickens. This year's MCAP participants - Jessica Connolly, Layce Holt, Madison Lord, Anne Petrucci, Chelsea Roldan, and Christine Weber - were exceptionally engaged, embraced the learning opportunity, and supported one another. Fuse's mission perfectly aligns with MCAP's objectives: "Cultivate greater openness and acceptance of varying perspectives, so that people experience stronger connections." 💬❤️

Thank you Tammy Heman and Kristin Laster for all you do to make this special program a success and to Stacey Bledsoe, for all the hard work that went into designing this successful annual program a few years ago.

We were honored to be among such an inspiring group of speakers and coaches: AJ Lauer, Melissa Leland, Jennifer E. Arzberger, Ph.D. (Dr. Jea), Jeremy Edmonds, Gillian Faith, Wendy J. Allen, and Yvette Costa.

Congratulations to the MCAP participants for their dedication to growth!