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From Participation to Transformation: Why PLAY Is Only the Beginning PLAY is often the first thing people notice in a TG8 session—but it’s never the final goal. PLAY opens the door. Transformation is what happens after. At TG8 Solutions Insight, PLAY is designed to invite participation, but participation alone is not enough. Transformation requires reflection, ownership, and action. That’s why every TG8 experience intentionally moves participants beyond engagement and into in

From Participation to Transformation: Why PLAY Is Only the Beginning PLAY is often the first thing people notice in a TG8 session—but it’s never the final goal. PLAY opens the door. Transformation is what happens after. At TG8 Solutions Insight, PLAY is designed to invite participation, but participation alone is not enough. Transformation requires reflection, ownership, and action. That’s why every TG8 experience intentionally moves participants beyond engagement and into in

Disruption Without Threat: How PLAY Helps Teams Lower Their Defenses Disruption is often framed as something aggressive—fast change, hard pivots, pressure to adapt quickly. But disruption without safety creates resistance. People shut down, protect themselves, and hold tightly to what feels familiar. TG8 approaches disruption differently. PLAY is disruption without threat. It interrupts patterns without attacking people. It challenges thinking without creating fear. It invite

Learning Out Loud: Why Growth Requires Psychological Safety Growth rarely happens quietly. It happens through questions, reflection, experimentation, and sometimes missteps. Yet in many workplaces, people learn quickly which questions are “safe” to ask and which ones are better left unspoken. Over time, learning gets quieter, curiosity shrinks, and growth slows. At TG8 Solutions Insight, we see this pattern often. Teams want to grow, but fear holds them back—fear of being wro

TG8 consultants spent the better part of 2025 with clients helping them learn how to PLAY again . And yes — 2025 was challenging for almost everyone. With challenge comes tension. With tension often comes fear — fear of asking questions, fear of seeking clarity, fear of being wrong. Over time, that fear can quietly stall growth, stiffen culture, and create environments where people feel mistakes will not be forgiven. When this happens, organizations don’t stop caring — they s

Preparing for 2026: How Leaders Can Support a Multigenerational Workforce Seeking Purpose Workplace dynamics are shifting in ways we’ve never seen before. For the first time in history, five generations are working side-by-side — Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. Get ready, because in less than 10 years you will have a six generation workforce that includes your Gen Alpha’s. All of these generations’ experiences are different, their communication

From Burnout to Breakthrough: How to End the Year Without Breaking Down The end of the year often brings a unique kind of exhaustion — the kind that builds quietly over months of deadlines, shifting priorities, emotional labor, and leadership demands. Many teams enter December running on fumes, doing their best to push through. But burnout doesn’t show up simply because people are tired. It shows up when people have been operating without space to breathe, reflect, or restore

The Leadership Reset: What Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Do Before January 1st The end of the year brings energy, pressure, and the push to wrap up projects before the calendar resets. But while many leaders focus on closing tasks, the most emotionally intelligent leaders focus on something deeper: resetting themselves. At TG8 Solutions Insight, the team sees this season as the perfect moment to pause — not to slow down, but to breathe, reflect, and realign. A true reset is

Conversation as Culture: How Leaders Can Heal Teams Before the Holidays As the holidays approach, many organizations focus on bonuses, celebrations, and end-of-year results — but few focus on something just as important: conversation. Leadership expert and mediator Kendria Taylor, President of TG8 Solutions Insight, has built her career around helping leaders transform how they communicate, connect, and collaborate. For her, conversation isn’t just a workplace skill — it’s a

Reflective Leadership: What Your 2025 Strategy Is Missing In a world that rewards speed, few leaders make time to think deeply. Yet reflection — intentional, structured self-examination — remains one of the most powerful tools a leader can use to grow, adapt, and lead with authenticity. Leadership expert and mediator Kendria Taylor, founder of TG8 Solutions, believes reflection is not optional for modern leaders — it’s essential. It’s also one of the top tools her firm uses t

The Burnout Rebellion: Helping Leaders Reclaim Joy Before Year-End As the year winds down, many leaders are running on empty. Strategic planning, performance reviews, and holiday pressures collide, leaving even the most capable professionals mentally and emotionally depleted. But leadership expert and mediator Kendria Taylor believes burnout isn’t a sign of weakness — it’s a signal. In her Bold Journey interview , Taylor reflected on her own professional evolution and how res

The Gratitude Gap: Why Thankfulness Is a Leadership Strategy, Not a Soft Skill When leaders think of performance metrics, gratitude rarely makes the list — but perhaps it should. As the season of thanks arrives, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on the human heartbeat of every organization: people. In her Bold Journey interview , leadership expert and mediator Kendria Taylor shared how empathy and gratitude drive her mission to eradicate psychological harm in the workplace.

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