Workplace Solutions that Work for Everyone

At ADR Vantage, we’re helping leaders and teams work better together with innovative solutions designed to strengthen leadership, foster collaboration, and tackle today’s workplace challenges. What’s new? –  Peer Coaching: Managers supporting managers with guided coaching, shared problem-solving, and real-time feedback. –  Applied Strategies Labs: A hands-on learning experience blending…

New Peer Coaching Program Empowers Managers to Connect, Learn, and Lead

ADR Vantage’s new Peer Coaching program is designed specifically for managers and supervisors. In small, expert-led cohorts, participants tackle real-time challenges, exchange feedback, develop practical coaching skills, and strengthen their own leadership all while building stronger, more collaborative teams. Peer coaching fosters accountability, strategic thinking, and continuous growth, making it…

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Hacking Your Workday

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to re-set an old pattern, practice or usual way of doing things that might be holding you back from your best work. In fact, studies show that just mentally allowing yourself to start something with a clean slate mindset can…

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3 Tips to Help You & Your Organization Manage Conflict Right Now

70% of workers claim that right now is the most stressful time of their entire professional careers. A global pandemic, working from home, virtual classrooms, and an uncertain economy are all contributing factors to these high levels of stress. Higher stress levels combined with social distancing and remote communications can…

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Short-term Coaching

“In a crisis, we need short-term goals that are meaningful and motivating and appropriate for the situation at hand.” Whether you want to improve your leadership or management skills, your performance, or your relationships with co-workers or friends, coaching has become more prevalent in recent years and may have been something…

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Emotions at Work

The article, “The Fear of Feelings at Work” originally published in The Atlantic, highlights why it is important to acknowledge the existence of emotions in the workplace.  Now, in 2020, amidst a global pandemic that suddenly and unexpectedly changed our lives and workplaces forever, it is even more critical that…

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Three Ways to help your Team Manage Transition

“Endings have a great way of bringing up unfinished business.” – Lennox Joseph When I moved to Washington, DC from Baltimore, MD in 2010, I started to panic about missing all the places I had to yet to visit. “I’ve never been to the Peabody Library or the American Visionary…

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How to Neutralize a Self-Appointed Decision Maker

An expression I detest is “I can speak for everyone when I say…” Why is it assumed that you can speak for everyone in a group, or that everyone shares your preferences and opinions? This is an example of self-appointed decision making. A self-appointed decision maker, be it an individual…

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What Books are on your 2018 Reading List?

Reading not only expands your knowledge but can also stimulate the imagination, foster empathy, reduce stress and improve communication skills – all great benefits for anyone engaging in conflict conversations. What books are you planning to read this year and why? Here are some books our team has on their…

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Looking Back to Move Forward

In our professional field, we engage in a practice of reflection to support continual learning and development. Reflection is also a valuable way to learn from mistakes, gain perspective, generate ideas and acknowledge and celebrate achievements. As we close the year, our team has come together to share their reflections…