About Work Ignited:
Assessments and Development
to Build Strong Leaders and Collaborative Teams
Here's the Truth:
Work shouldn't feel like a grind. It should make you feel ignited!
Hi There. I'm Amy Pearl.
At Work Ignited, we help HR, L&D and business leaders to build stronger leaders, healthier teams, and workplace cultures people love.
Coming from the corporate world, I experienced first-hand the challenges of building high performing teams, navigating organizational politics, balancing competing priorities, managing change and uncertainty, and developing people while driving results...all while trying to feel good about your life. I saw many leaders struggle, not because they weren't capable but because they lacked the insight, frameworks, and support to feel effective.
That's why, for more than 25 years, I've partnered with organizations of every size, from global Fortune 50 companies to small businesses to not-for-profits, to make leadership assessment and development practical, personalized, and powerfully effective. Now, we serve hundreds of organizations annually implement science-based assessments and impactful development solutions to spark transformation from the inside out.
If you're looking to ignite your passion, ignite your team, and ignite your workplace...
You've come to the right place!
Why Organizations Choose to Work With Us
Business-minded,
strategic
thinkers.
Personal and action-oriented
service.
Award-winning assessment
providers.
Step-by-step
implementation
support.
Practical and
cost-effective
solutions.
What We Do
Leadership Assessments and Development That Works in the Real World
Leadership Assessments:
Unlock the Potential of People
Get certified to bring these tools in-house or rely on us for full-service administration.
Everything DiSC for self-discovery, training, and teambuilding
PXT Select for candidate screening, position profiling, onboarding, and career pathing
Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team to create high performing teams
Customized 360 degree feedback to grow leaders
Leadership Development:
Implement Learning That Sticks
Whether you need a full-service partner or prefer to do-it-yourself, we'll help you build a solution that fits your goals and your budget.
Full One-on-one Coaching Engagements and Laser Coaching
Online Learning for Supervisory and Management Development
Teambuilding Sessions and Executive Retreats
Grab-N-Go Learning Kits and Facilitation Materials
Succession Planning and Talent Development Strategies
Who We Serve
The People That Make Work Work
Human Resources Professionals
Build leadership capacity, improve culture, reduce turnover, resolve conflict, create high performing teams
Learning &
Development Teams
Scale training programs, certify internal facilitators, provide engaging learning experiences, measure development impact
Managers &
Team Leaders
Understand your team, strengthen trust and teamwork, build accountability, achieve results through people
Organizations Going Through Change
Navigate mergers/acquisitions, implement new systems, manage restructuing, drive culture, engage teams
Get to Know Us
At Work Ignited, we believe in keeping things personal. That means, when you work with us, you don't get voicemails, chatbots, or layers of bureaucracy. You work directly with the people who design, deliver, and celebrate your success. Every engagement is tailored, never templated. Plus, we're backed by industry powerhouses like Wiley Publishing, Unboxed Technologies, and Paradigm Personality Labs.
You get seasoned experts and personalized service who know you, your goals, your people, and your culture inside and out.
Amy Pearl
DiSC Profile: Conscientious/Dominant
Hi! I love creating strategic solutions and simple tools to help people ignite their passions, their teams, and their workplaces. I've spent the last 3 decades helping companies achieve their goals, first as a corporate gal at M&T Bank and then, serving people like you. Now, I spend my time coaching Human Resources, L&D, and business leaders to love their jobs. I'm a no-nonsense yet fun-loving coach and facilitator who loves to hiking the highest mountains and playing golf out of the deepest sand traps. I'd love to help you achieve your goals!
Kris Coleman
DiSC Profile: Conscientious
Hello! We might have already spoken, since I'm typically the person you speak with when you call our office, especially if I'm managing 360 degree feedback projects for your organization. It's my job to make sure our clients get the best service possible. I've had experience working in all kinds of places including an animal hospital and brewery in Buffalo, a private high school in New York City, Sugarbush Resort in Vermont, and Denali Park Resorts in Alaska. I can't wait to get to know more about your organization.
Our Approach:
You and Me Every Step of the Way
Identify Your
Strategy, Goals and
Learning Approach
We spend time with you learning about your needs, your culture, and your desired approach. Then, we'll customize full-service or do-it-yourself solutions to achieve your goals.
Choose Your Assessments and Customize Your Materials
Whether you are screening job candidates, developing your team, or assessing your leaders, we'll help you choose the assessments and customize the training materials based on your organization's mission, vision, values, and key messages.
Facilitate an
Engaging
Experience
We'll customize a leadership development program, teambuilding event, training class, or one-on-one coaching engagement that engages learners, instills habits that lead to success, and makes your job easier.
Ensure the
Learning
Sticks
Use our micro-learning modules and virtual team activities to keep the learning alive, transform your culture, and cross one thing of your list!
Our Values
When we help our clients define their core values, we tell them that these are more than just words. They are the are the beliefs and behaviors people should bring to the table and demonstrate throughout the day. So, if you're going to post the words on the wall, you better mean it and do it. We try to be role models of this philosophy every day by demonstrating these values through our work.
Respect
We care about people and build positive, trusting relationships to help other unlock their personal potential.
Inspire
We make someone say "wow" every day to improve their lives and the lives of those around them.
Innovate
We understand others' needs and use our creativity to implement solutions that work for them.
Deliver
We provide exceptional products and service. We love new adventures and never stop learning in order to be our best.
Collaborate
We create a friendly, open, and fun atmosphere that creates a bigger future for everyone.
Let's Connect
Our home base is in Buffalo, New York. Go Bills!
But the magic of Teams and Zoom allows us to service clients from around the world.
Want to chat?
Let's discuss your challenges and goals. No pressure, never a sales pitch - just an open conversation about how we can help.
Contact Us
Work Ignited
716-276-8005
8304 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 - 5:00 Eastern Time
We'd love to hear from you!
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Assessment
Solutions
Explore our assessments for candidate screening, development, team building, succession planning, and more.
Fabulous
Together
Give the women in your organization the coaching, confidence, and connections they need to have successful careers and a fabulous lives.
e-Learning
Made Easy
Create an amazing learning experience
whether your team is
at the office, at home, or on the go.
Lead
Ignited
Be the best leader you can be
with this award-winning
learning opportunity.
Collaboration
Breakthrough
Create a workplace you love with our best-selling book, employee survey, and interactive team experience.
Coaching
Conversations
Replace your archaic review process
with an online system to
guide GREAT conversations.
Download the Best Interview Questions
for Virtual Job Candidates
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Set Your Goals for This Year with Everything DiSC on Catalyst
How Can I Use Everything DiSC on Catalyst to Set My Development Goals for This Year?
Quick Answer:
Start with self-awareness, then build development goals that stretch (not fight) your natural DiSC style. Catalyst makes it easy to get personalized recommendations to get yourself into a state of flow.
I love being outdoors and in winter, that means hitting the slopes. I’m not likely to be an Olympic champion, but I am absolutely a solid, green hill skier. Here’s the thing. I didn’t start skiing until just a few years ago. I was always afraid. My Conscientious style used to keep me from exciting adventures and taking risks, but that all changed when I started using Everything DiSC on Catalyst to inform my annual goals. Now that I plan for how I want to think, work, and live, my goals have become simpler, more achievable, and a lot more fun!
Click here, if you've already completed an Everything DiSC on Catalyst Profile. You can log on your account and follow along as you read this post!
If you don't have a Catalyst account, just let me know and I'll help you get started.
Let's Set Your Goals...
Q: How does DiSC connect to goal setting?
A: Your style has so many strengths and motivators that come along with it. The more you use those attributes, the more you‘ll thrive. Mihaly Csikszentmihayli, author of the book Flow said...
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times, although such experiences can also be enjoyable, if we have worked hard to attain them. The best moments are those “in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.”
Start by identifying identifying the attributes that give you the greatest sense of flow, and use those to set goals for this year.
Q: How do I use Catalyst for goal planning?
A: Start by using Everything DiSC on Catalyst to explore your style, strengths, and opportunities. Check out these three sections:
Your Story: List your strengths and how you can develop or utilize them more throughout the year to achieve something new or gain momentum.
Your Motivators & Stressors: List the motivators that you currently have in your life today and how you can spend more time on those types of activities this year. List your stressors that you have in your life today and how you can minimize or eliminate them this year.
Develop Yourself: Consider the recommendations in this section as ways you can round yourself out. How might implementing these recommendations give you more traction?
You might also have additional features in Catalyst like:
Agile EQ: Explore these modules to identify your natural mindsets and ways to build your stretch mindsets so you can be more confident, prepared, and successful in any situation.
Management: Use these modules to identify ways to create a higher performing team. The stronger your team is, the better chance you’ll have of achieving your professional and personal goals.
Talk to your in-house Everything DiSC Administrator or give me a shout to get access to the Agile EQ and Management modules if they aren’t in your Catalyst menu today.
Q: Once I understand my DiSC Profile, how do I turn that insight into goals?
A: Just answer a few questions:
What could I spend time doing this year that would put me in the greatest state of flow?
What would I have by the end of this year if I spend more time doing those things?
Why is achieving the outcomes in question 2 important to me?
What small steps or habits can I put in place to get started today and to keep my momentum strong throughout the year?
Q: Can I use my DiSC Profile to set personal goals in addition to professional goals?
A: Absolutely! In fact, everything I’ve written above works at work and at home. Your style transcends all aspects of your life. Consider relationships you’d like to establish or improve, how you’d like your living space to look to create a state of flow, and even the types of activities that align with your style to achieve your personal wellness goals. Each aspect of your life fuels the others.
Q: How can Human Resources teams or business unit managers use this process to help their teammates to set development goals?
A: Whether you’re in HR or managing a business unit, organizational leaders always make the best coaches. And, coaching begins with self-awareness and goal-setting. So, this is the perfect process to help your team members start the year with clarity and focus based on their styles. Your team can complete their own Everything DiSC on Catalyst profiles and follow the steps above. Then, they can share their goals and progress with each other throughout the year to create the perfect accountability system.
👉 New to DiSC? Click here to explore Everything DiSC or to schedule a call with me.
