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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3 Leadership Lessons From My Fantasy Football Team
Despite being a cheerleader for 10 years of my life and my unwavering support of my beloved Buffalo Bills, I really know very little about football. I'm mystified when people explain how plays are set up, why flags are thrown, and the nuances of the game. Yet, when my son suggested I join his fantasy football league, I figured I'd give it a try.
Year 1 was pretty abysmal with my team finishing at the bottom of the pack. What can I say? I drafted my quarterback and defense first (rookie mistake) and I kept forgetting to replace my players during their bye weeks.
Year 2 brought some improvement and I finished at the midpoint in the league standings. More importantly, it opened my eyes to how the game is played and 3 important lessons.
Year 3 gave me the opportunity to implement these lessons to really run with the ball!
Leadership Lesson #1: You don't need to be able to play football.
Success as a fantasy manager has absolutely nothing to do with how well you can personally pass, run, or tackle. Your job is to develop a strategy by crunching performance measures and player statistics. Mining league data allows you to anticipate your opposition and leverage that information to set your team up for success.
In the real world, all too often, I see managers playing the game for their players rather than focusing on their team's overall game plan. Get out of the weeds, study the metrics, and strategize for success.
Leadership Lesson #2: Scout for players that complement each other.
Stacked with Dallas's dynamic duo of QB Dak Prescott as his star RB Tony Pollard, my powerful offense topped my opponents week-after-week. It didn't hurt that I also had their Defense, yet when Week 15 rolled around, I couldn't bear to root against my home team. So, I did a little research and made a few player swaps with the Raiders just in time for them to crush the Chargers 63-21.
Don't be tempted to rely solely on your "A" players. Every member of your team has strengths, whether they are new, experienced, young, old, introverted, extraverted, big picture thinkers, or more tactical do-ers...
Discover each team member's strengths, learn when to call on them, and let them have their game of the season.
Leadership Lesson #3: Roll with the unexpected blitz.
Week 15 was a doozy. Despite the Raiders giving me a 45 point lead heading into the weekend, by the third quarter of Monday night's game, I was down 118 to 116. It didn't help that my top players were on IR. With just minutes to go, my dream of making the playoffs was coming to an end. Then, miracle of miracles, Jaxon Smith-Njigba (a last minute add whom I'd never heard of but had good stats) came through when it mattered most catching the game-winning touchdown in the final minute of the game. Bham!
Everyday, leaders are thrown curveballs. Being able to adapt strategies, reshuffle tasks, and develop their players in response to unexpected challenges is a skillset that's as handy in the boardroom as it is on the fantasy field.
The outcome of implemeting these 3 lessons - I finished the season with a 3rd place victory! My jubilation wasn't just a result of the $30 in my pocket. It was because of the pride I had in my real-to-me team and my new-found team management skills that notched me up the league standings. Next year...Super Bowl.
Join Lead Ignited for More Leadership Lessons
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Over the next four months, you'll boost your skills, toolkit, and confidence through a unique combination of virtual workshops, one-on-one coaching, and networking with high performing leaders like you. We start in just a few weeks. Click here for more information and to register!