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December 9, 2024
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 […]
November 7, 2024
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 27, 2024
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 7, 2024
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 […]
August 31, 2024
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 15, 2024
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, […]
July 23, 2024
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
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
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 […]
April 29, 2024
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 18, 2024
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 […]
February 28, 2024
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 […]
February 7, 2024
How can leaders in any organization support mental and emotional health? While most leaders are not mental health experts, they can become skillful and accountable for […]
March 25, 2021
Nearly 30 years ago, Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith published The Wisdom of Teams, a book considered a definitive resource for driving high-performance in organizations. Their […]
February 25, 2021
For any of us who grew up in the American public school system, and perhaps others, the leaders of our schools had a basic understanding of […]
February 9, 2021
A good friend of mine once told me about a trip to the dentist. He has bad teeth and found himself scouring articles on the differences […]
January 27, 2021
In this month’s Connection Diary, we talk about “Letters from the Future,” and I thought I’d share my version of such a letter with all of […]
September 24, 2020
How can leaders in any organization support mental and emotional health? Most leaders are not mental health experts, but they can become skillful and accountable for […]
July 6, 2020
“Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth.” William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Decades ago, I was working with 25 people from various walks of […]
April 7, 2020
Purpose gives us a place to stand regardless of our changing circumstances One of the most constraining factors for leaders and organizations right now is an […]