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
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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.
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Dare to Delegate
Do you ever feel like you're the gatekeeper of all things important, from answering daily questions to approving expenses to overseeing your team's big projects?
It's like being the conductor of a chaotic orchestra, frantically waving your baton while trying to keep the cacophony of decisions in tune! You're orchestrating a symphony of authority where every note matters, and one wrong move could lead to a discordant mess. But why is it so challenging to pass the baton and let someone else take a turn leading the melody?
The Delegation Dilemma
Picture this: You delegate a task, hoping to alleviate some pressure and free up your schedule. But alas, things don't go as planned. Disappointed and frustrated, you swoop in, reclaim the task, and vow never to delegate again. Sound familiar?
Enter the EDGE Method
Many years ago, I learned this great delegation framework as a Boy Scout leader. To build leadership skills, older Scouts teach the younger Scouts how to do everything from tying knots, cooking eggs, and making a campfire. Despire the fire hazard, it works because the older Scouts follow the EDGE method.
EXPLAIN: Clearly articulate the task, its objectives, and your expectations. You might even review a policy, procedure, or checklist that will help your delegate succeed.
DEMONSTRATE: You perform the task while they watch. Show them each step, reinforcing what you're doing, and the special touches that you feel are important.
GUIDE: Next, they perform the task while you watch. Offer support, answer questions, and make sure they aren't skipping steps or cutting corners.
EMPOWER: Once you're confident they can do it, it's time to give them their solo performance. Empowerment isn't just a buzzword, it's the secret sauce to fostering growth and autonomy within your team.
A word of caution...
Many managers jump right from Explain to Empower. They describe what needs to be done and then, leap right to Empowering the team member to act on their own. When mistakes are made, frustration and disappointment keep you from delegating again.
Follow all four steps, including Demonstrate and Guide, and you won't be disappointed.
Navigating Personality Pitfalls in Delegation
Here's the catch...if you're not delegating, chances are it's not because you don't know how. Whether you believe in my EDGE method or another framework you've learned along the way, you still might hesistate to delegate. I have news for you. Your personality traits might be getting in the way.
When I coach leaders, I find four personality traits often get in the way of delegation:
Worry: We worry about our team members' ability to successfully complete the tasks.
Perfectionism: We fear the tasks won't be completed to our exacting standards.
Detail-Orientation: We micro-manage things to the point where we're just doing the task along side the person.
Lack of Trust: We just don't have the confidence that our musicians will play with virtuosity and end up trying to play all the instruments ourselves.
I don't expect you to lower your standards, but following the EDGE method will give you the hands-off approach that leads to the growth in your team that you need to conduct from the wings.
Before you close this tab and dive back into the overwhelm of your daily duties, I have a challenge for you.
I dare you to delegate something in the next 24 hours!
Perhaps it's that report that's been gathering dust on your desk or attendance at a meeting that bores you to tears. Not sure where to begin? Ask yourself these questions:
From your perspective...
What is keeping you from focusing on your professional and personal goals?
What tasks are draining for you?
What questions do you frequently get asked that could be answered by someone else?
How will your job or your team member's jobs change in the future so you can start preparing them today?
What knowledge or skills would you like team members to develop?
From your team's perspective...
What are your team members' professional and personal goals?
What tasks energize them?
What would they like to learn?
How do your team members feel they can be helpful to you?
What can they do better, differently, or more often?
What would boost their confidence?
From the answers to those questions, choose a task or some authority that you can delegate, muster your courage, and follow the EDGE method to make it happen!
Be sure to let me know how it works for you so I can cheer bravo for your magnificent performance!
Need Help?
Need a boost to delegate more effectively, manage performance, build a higher performing team, drive change, or to be the best leader you can be? Click here to check out Lead Ignited launching in February!