It’s a myth of leadership that you can ever truly motivate anyone. Fear and incentive motivation initiatives are short term in their impact. They may work for a while, but they are not effective [...]
This year, the Pandemic arrived in a dramatic way. Most of us were not prepared for the size and scope of its impact. Many organizations and teams may find that they are operating in an [...]
It is a well-known fact that employee engagement, or the willingness to go the extra mile, is a valuable measure of organizational health. Whether people are working from home, or at a company [...]
On July 4th, we celebrated Independence Day in America. An often-quoted phrase in our Declaration of Independence tells us that we are entitled to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” [...]
In our private lives, and in the organizations that we work in, sometimes big changes happen quickly. In 2020, we quickly learned many words and phrases that were previously unknown to most of [...]
Following our recently hosted virtual Leadership Forum, Devon Fox, Director, Digital Platform Innovation with the PGA Tour, stayed online with me. She told me that despite heightened sensitivity [...]
I’ve often quoted Rosa Beth Moss Kantor who said, “when change is done to us, it’s debilitating, when it’s done by us, it’s exhilarating.” I’m usually [...]
A barely perceptible twitch of an eyelid, a neck muscle suddenly in need of massage, a subtle scratch of the head; in the parlance of competitive poker, these are known as “tells”. Savvy players [...]
Most of us feel as though we are always extremely busy. The amount of information we deal with and activities we need to complete can lead to a sense of being overwhelmed by the sheer number of [...]
My clients span many different industries and represent many different levels within their organizations. In dealing with them, I always try to observe the traits and characteristics that seem to [...]
