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The ABCs of Effective Training There are three types of training participants: the keeners, the vacationers, and the prisoners. Only...

‘Have you noticed what’s happening here?’ I vividly remember being called in to lead a group of leaders and managers through a discussion...

The Charisma Myth I’ve met many charismatic people over more than 30 years as a consultant and executive. Some have been leaders. But...

Leaders are Works-in-Progress I got one of my earliest lessons in leadership in college. A nerdy engineering student, I was a floor...

The Sticky Gear Gets the Grease: Aligning Goals and Creating a Culture of Communication Recently, I had the utmost pleasure to have a...

Take a look, it’s in a book! Happy World Book Day! (Guest post by Morgan) In these days of consuming information at lightening speed,...

A PATH TO GREAT LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS (as seen in our April 2021 newsletter) WE’VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE ALONGSIDE... many...

Virtual is the New Reality Zoom, Skype and Microsoft Teams usage up by huge percentages 98% of Goldman Sachs employees working from home...

Adaptive Leadership in a world of COVID-19 Momma said there would be days like this. She never said that every day would be like this!...

60-Day SET Goals Challenge: Now it’s Time To DO Something! We’re two weeks into the 60-Day SET Goals Challenge. How are you doing so far?...

Take the 60-Day S-E-T Goals Challenge Most of us are horrible at setting goals. We often have many things we want to accomplish… At work,...

How Sears Killed Sears A Horrific Case of the Missing Follow-up/Follow-through Process Early in my career, I was responsible for a team of technical sales engineers. After a few weeks, I inherited an engineer who had worked for our company for about a year and had developed a reputation as lazy and ineffective. Yeah, I know: the proverbial Thanksgiving Special: the organization was playing “Pass the Turkey” with him. Yet, as I got to know him, I found that he was bright, ener

Follow-up/Follow-through Rhythm: The Drumbeat that Drives Execution A Horrific Case of the Missing Follow-up/Follow-through Process Early...

Failure is due to the failure to establish and execute Follow-up and Follow-through.

Courageous Communications and Feedback “Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions.” – Ken Blanchard “Feedback is the Breakfast of...

Courageous Communications, Part 5: Conflict Is All Around Us – Are You Ready? Conflict is all around us—whether in the workplace,...

Courageous Communications, Part 4: Holding Tough Conversations This post continues our series on courageous conversations. In Part 3, we...

Questions to Jumpstart Your 2018 Happy New Year! I hope you finished 2017 on a high note and are and getting ready for a great 2018. In...

Courageous Communications, Part 3: Preparing for the Tough Conversations Actor and director Stephen Moyer says, “Conflict is drama, and...

Courageous Communications, Part 2 “I’m Only Telling you this because I’m leaving the company” What Happens When Leaders Forgo Courageous...