Press & Company News
October, 2018 - The CEO Magazine Interviews Shawn Kent Hayashi on Collaboration
September, 2018 - New University of Pennsylvania Podcast Interviews Shawn Kent Hayashi
February, 2018 - HR Magazine Features Shawn Kent Hayashi in "Emotional Intelligence Is Key to Outstanding Leadership"
February, 2018 - The Globe & Mail Features Shawn Kent Hayashi in "How Conversations Can Help You Accomplish More at Work"
January, 2018 - "Habits That Keep You Primed For Success" Published in Forbes
December, 2017 - "Are You CEO Material? Take These Steps to Find Out" Published in Forbes
October, 2017 - "Are You Unknowingly Undermining Your Team's Creativity?" Published in Forbes
October, 2017 - "The Core Four: Questions to Ask When Someone Is Slacking" Published in the Lehigh Valley Business Journal
October, 2017 - "Competition or Collaboration: Which Will Help Your Team Produce The Best Results?" Published in Forbes
September, 2017 - "Four Tips To Ease Growing Pains For Your Team and Your Business" Published in Forbes
September, 2017 - "Are You Making These Communication Missteps? It Takes Two To Tango" Published in Forbes
September, 2017 – Shawn Kent Hayashi Featured on TrainingIndustry.com in "The 3 Best Tools for Developing a Team"
August, 2017 – Forbes Features Shawn Kent Hayashi in "Take Off Your Mask And Become More Comfortable Being You"
August, 2017 – "It's Not Your Team, It's You--How To Tell If You Need A Leadership Coach Or A Team Coach" Published in Forbes
July, 2017 – Forbes Features Shawn Kent Hayashi in "13 Accountability Tricks To Help You Break That Bad Habit"
July, 2017 – "Four Reasons Your Leadership Coach Also Benefit Your Team" Published in Forbes
July, 2017 – Shawn Kent Hayashi Featured on TrainingIndustry.com in "What's the Best Way to Approach Executive Development?"
July, 2017 – "Six Bad Conversation Habits and How to Fix Them" Published in Forbes
July, 2017 – "If You Can't Spot the Gorilla, Is There Someone On Your Team Who Can?" Published in Forbes
June, 2017 – The Professional Development Group Welcomes Cynthia Kyriazis as Productivity & Organization Consultant
June, 2017 – Forbes Features Shawn Kent Hayashi in “9 Ways Companies Can Identify Their Biggest Gap In Leadership"
June, 2017 – Crain's Interviews Shawn Kent Hayashi
June, 2017 – Facing the Future Breakfast Meeting to Examine 8 Megatrends that Will Shape the Future of Work
June, 2017 – Learn How to Create, Inspire & Nurture a High-Performing Team in Our Talent@Work Seminar
May, 2017 – The Professional Development Group Launches New Website
May, 2017 – “3 Steps for Keeping the Negativity of Others from Affecting Your Leadership,” Published in Forbes
April, 2017 – “If You Want to Lead Change, Start Thinking of Your Employees as 'Work Stakeholders',” Published in Forbes
April, 2017 – “Strategies For Managing Employees Who Resist Change,” Published on Forbes.com
March, 2017 – Shawn Kent Hayashi Featured in Smartsheet Onboarding Article
March, 2017 – Shawn Kent Hayashi to Speak at Villanova's HRD Networking Event
February, 2017 – The Professional Development Group Accepted into Forbes Coaches Council
January, 2017 – The Professional Development Group LLC Welcomes Andrew Ward, Ph.D. as Sr. Consultant
November, 2016 – The Professional Development Group LLC Welcomes Hasanna Birdsong as Director of Business Development
October, 2016 – Shawn Kent Hayashi Addresses Speaking Truth to Power on The Daily Muse
September, 2016 – The Daily Muse Publishes Shawn Kent Hayashi’s Article, “4 Career-Boosting Questions to Ask Yourself When You're Jealous of a Co-worker's Success”
June, 2016 – The Professional Development Group LLC Welcomes Ashley Russo as Sr. Consultant
February, 2016 – Introducing the NEW Book from Best-Selling Author, Shawn Kent Hayashi
May, 2015 – The Professional Development Group LLC Welcomes Melanie Sanchez-Jones as Sr. Consultant
April, 2015 – PA Meetings & Events Magazine Publishes Shawn Kent Hayashi’s Article, “3 Tips for Getting the Most from Your Event Speaker”
July, 2014 – Fast Company Quotes Shawn Kent Hayashi in “How to Say What You Really Mean In Conversations”
January, 2014 – Shawn Kent Hayashi Wins Blue Diamond Award from TTI Success Insights
September, 2013 – Working Mother Magazine Features Shawn Kent Hayashi’s Article, “So You Made a Mistake…”
July, 2013 – Shawn Kent Hayashi Interview: “One Radical Idea That Will Transform Workplace Interactions”
July, 2013 – Listen to Shawn Kent Hayashi’s Radio Interview on Prescriptions for Healing Conflict
June, 2013 – Shawn Kent Hayashi on Emotional Intelligence; Listen to the Interview on WebTalkRadio Health
June, 2013 – Under30Careers Features Shawn Kent Hayashi’s Article, “3 Ways to Benefit from a 360 Survey”
June, 2013 – “4 Steps for Leading Teams Through Complexity & Conflict” – Shawn Kent Hayashi’s Article in Service Strategies
May, 2013 – Forbes.com Features the New Book by Shawn Kent Hayashi
April, 2013 – New Book from Shawn Kent Hayashi: “Conversations that Get Results & Inspire Collaboration”
April, 2013 – The Lehigh Valley Business Journal Publishes “Avoidance & Silence Do Not Resolve Conflicts” by Shawn Kent Hayashi
March, 2013 – The Professional Development Group LLC Welcomes Kristy Tan Neckowicz as Sr. Consultant
March, 2013 – Startup Professionals Blog Features Shawn Kent Hayashi in “10 Strategies to Make Startup Work Seem Like Play”
October, 2012 – The Professional Development Group LLC Names Five Executives “Star Developers” with New Award
June, 2012 – The Professional Development Group LLC Creates the Star Developer Awards
August, 2012 – Innovative Learning Designs Quotes from Shawn Kent Hayashi's ‘Conversations for Change: 12 Ways to Say It Right When It Matters Most’
June, 2012 – Shawn Kent Hayashi's Article, "Mentoring: An Age-Old Idea That Works Now" Featured in Insights & Strategies
April, 2012 – Training Magazine Features Shawn Kent Hayashi’s “Conversations that Inspire Growth”
February, 2012 – Forbes Features Shawn Kent Hayashi & “Conversations for Creating Star Performers”
February, 2012 – Blog Business World Reviews “Conversations for Creating Star Performers”
January, 2012 – “Conversations for Creating Star Performers” hits the Amazon Best Seller List
December, 2011 – New York Times Interviews Shawn Kent Hayashi
February, 2011 – Forbes Q&A with Shawn Kent Hayashi
October, 2010 – Bloomberg Business Week Features Excerpt from “Conversations for Change”