Blog Tag: Finding the right fit

Valentine’s Day reminds us of the power of appreciation and kindness. What if we carried that same mindset into the workplace?

As I look back on 2025, I’m incredibly grateful for your continued trust and support, especially during a year of change as we joined the Yeo & Yeo family of companies. This transition has expanded the ways we can support you and your teams, helping take care of your people (and the inevitable people issues), so you can stay focused on running your business.

With that in mind, as leaders start planning for 2026, many are asking the same question: What should we be preparing for next? Based on what I’ve seen across organizations this past year, here are a few trends I expect to shape the year ahead.

A few weeks ago, I found myself with more drive time than usual and decided to listen to an audiobook I’d been curious about for a while: The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin. The premise is simple—people respond differently to internal and external expectations, and Rubin groups those responses into four tendencies: Obliger, Upholder, Rebel, and Questioner.

I’ll admit, I was skeptical at first. But it didn’t take long before I could clearly see myself in one of the tendencies and, just as importantly, recognize how others in my work and personal life might fall into different ones. That insight felt familiar, because it reinforced something I see every day in my work with leadership teams: conflict often has very little to do with intent, and a lot to do with style.