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December 23, 2024

Being Green, Seeing Red, and Feeling Blue: Why I Wouldn’t Want to Work in Oz  

Does who we are inform how we are?   When working with clients, we often say that “Presence is the first act of leadership.” What we […]
December 18, 2024

Work & Well-being: Creating the conditions for people & organizations to thrive | On Connection

Balancing work and well-being is a constant challenge for many, particularly for leaders who are managing both people and organizational commitments. Well-being easily slips down the […]
December 9, 2024

The Power of Emotion

I was working with a client recently, a group of about 10 leaders responsible for choosing strategic priorities for their organization, and the were struggling to […]
December 4, 2024

An Authentic Approach to Diversity & Inclusion, with Pedro Zannoni | On Connection

  In this episode of On Connection, host Robin Anselmi interviews Pedro Zannoni, CEO of Lacoste Latin America. With a rich background in the sporting and […]
November 14, 2024

Leading Without Authority: Strategies for Directing Action & Influencing Others | On Connection

  Organizations rely on leaders to effectively direct action and inspire collaborative work even when they don’t have direct authority over everyone they need to influence. […]
November 7, 2024

Standing in Purpose to Lead and Collaborate Without Authority

Remember the good ol’ days when you could tell people what to do and they’d do it?  Yeah, we don’t either.  The reality is in most […]
October 31, 2024

Talking Strategy: How to Have Effective Strategic Planning & Budget Conversations | On Connection

Strategic planning and budget setting are core responsibilities for organizational leaders, yet they often come with unique challenges. These processes rely on a series of crucial […]
October 27, 2024

Can Survival Instincts Work Against Us?

As human beings, we have a mess of things that make being the best and most valuable version of ourselves a little complicated. We live in […]
October 16, 2024

The Emerging Leader’s Playbook: Navigating Your Leadership Journey | On Connection

  A critical first chapter in a leader’s growth comes when they are no longer just accountable for their own performance, but for that of others. […]
October 7, 2024

Facing the Fear of Giving Feedback

The key to providing feedback – Check your assumptions at the door. As a leader, when you think about giving performance improvement feedback to your team […]
September 25, 2024

Why Gather (And How To Do It Well) | On Connection

  Bringing a team together – whether that be for meetings, offsites, retreats, kickoffs, happy hours, or other forms of gathering – is an important part […]
September 4, 2024

Challenges of Leadership: Enterprise Leadership | On Connection

  Of the challenges unique to senior roles, “Enterprise Leadership” is a common point of focus in our work with clients today. Enterprise Leadership is a […]
August 31, 2024

Working With Opposing Viewpoints

We all know political division in our country is at an all-time high. Especially in this election year, tensions are at a fever pitch.  It’s more […]
August 21, 2024

Take the Waste Out of Work | On Connection

Imagine if all use of your time, energy and attention at work led to real value. How much would you get done? How would you feel? Now […]
August 15, 2024

That Email Could’ve Been a Meeting

We’ve all been there—sitting in a meeting that goes nowhere, watching the minutes tick by, wondering if we’re achieving anything meaningful. How often have you thought, […]
August 7, 2024

Radical Partnership with Mike Tetreault of The Nature Conservancy | On Connection

  Mike Tetreault, Chief People Officer of The Nature Conservancy, joins Robin Anselmi to talk about the value of Radical Partnership, and why it’s a necessary […]
July 23, 2024

Finding Common Ground: American Politics Needs to Change, and So Do We

It’s 2024 and something nearly every client or individual I interact with is present to is the U.S. election. It’s hard not to be. Whether you’re […]
July 12, 2024

Do This One Thing to Run Meetings More Effectively

The meeting started innocently enough. A group of leaders sat around a table. The CEO’s EA passed around an agenda to the 9 people present while […]
June 12, 2024

Do You Want a Culture of Safety? Bet on Presence Over Reactivity.

Being present and aware in our day-to-day life makes us generally less susceptible to accidents. This is true in all areas of our lives. If we […]
May 16, 2024

Navigating Change & Uncertainty | On Connection

  Change and uncertainty are unavoidable challenges for organizations and leaders to lean into today. Whether those changes and shifting circumstances are externally driven or strategic […]
April 29, 2024

Care Longer

In 2024, approximately half the world’s population will be impacted by some form of a national election, according to Time Magazine.  Since the beginning of this […]
April 19, 2024

The Key to Turning Differences Into Value: Practicing Accuracy | On Connection

  When we find ourselves in disagreement with another person, it’s easy to put our energy into winning the argument. How do I get my point […]
April 18, 2024

Connected Teams – Setting a New Standard for Leadership, If You Choose

Over many years of experience with work, sports and volunteering, the idea that “we are a team” has almost always been operating in many of the […]
April 4, 2024

Resolving Conflict | On Connection

  Conflict resolution and the valuable management of differences are leadership skills that continue to be identified as critical areas of development across organizations and industries. […]
February 28, 2024

Conflict – An Act of Inclusion and Wellbeing?

I hear all the time from leaders “my team is conflict averse” or “so and so is conflict averse”.  I wonder, what do we mean when […]