We are living at a time when it feels like most things in the world are broken and difficult to cope with. Here are 8 ways we can help ourselves and those around us to move from the label of “broken” towards greater resiliency.
Read more5 Reasons I Don’t Listen & What to Do About It
“I promise to listen to you if you promise to stop talking!” These words are probably truer than we would like to admit. Listening is HARD. Here are five of the reasons listening is so difficult and what we can do to get better at it.
Read moreHow to Invest in the Next Generation of Leaders
“It’s the beginning of the end if we do not reach young people.” Today, young people age 10 to 24 make up close to one quarter of the world’s population and will shape the future in dynamic ways. Here are five practical ways to invest in the young people in your life.
Read moreCandor: How to Balance Truth with Care [VIDEO]
Speaking with candor is easier said than done. People can either speak so directly that they forget how it will affect the other person, or they are so compassionate that the meaning of the feedback is lost. Here are helpful tips for balancing both care and confrontation when giving candor and how to receive it well.
Read more50% of All Employees Will Need to Be Re-Skilled by 2025 - What Is Your Plan?
The skills needed for employees to succeed are changing due to disruptions in our culture. One report states that 50% of all employees will need to be retrained in the next five years in specific areas. Here’s what they are.
Read moreThe Power of Planning: Why a Lack of Planning Results in Pain & What Leaders Can Do About It
“Why do I need to have a plan?” Here are three good reasons: the pandemic, the march on Capitol Hill, and the deep freeze in Texas. There were many contributing factors that produced these crises, but first and foremost was the LACK OF PLANNING. Here are six steps that will help you capture the power of planning for your organization.
Read moreSuccession Planning: How to Prepare for Leaders Leaving [VIDEO]
We are told to prepare for getting hit by the proverbial "bus." But in reality, something far more common may cause a gap in leadership and put our organizations at risk - illness, accident, quitting, or retirement. Here are four steps to help you prepare for succession when a key leader leaves.
Read moreDis-ability or Different-ability? 6 Leadership Lessons from Those Who Are Different
There are about 40 million people in the U.S. living with some type of disability. People with disabilities have extraordinary abilities, or what I call “different-abilities.” Here are six lessons from them that we can apply to our life and leadership.
Read moreBuilding Loyalty: How to Avoid the "25th Amendment" in Your Team
What would happen if our businesses, churches, and nonprofit organizations had the authority to remove their leader? Like on Survivor, would your team vote you off the island? If the answer might be yes, here are seven actions to earn and retain your team’s loyalty.
Read moreHow to Prevent a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of Your Team
The past few years placed more pressures on teams than any other time in recent history. Here are 4 ways you can prevent your team from experiencing a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly, also known as an explosion.
Read moreMoving from Seething to Healing: 8 Ways We Can Do Better [INFOGRAPHIC]
![Moving from Seething to Healing: 8 Ways We Can Do Better [INFOGRAPHIC] - The Center Consulting Group - Leadership Coaching and Consulting for Businesses, Churches, and Nonprofits](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/571fc0ea1d07c0fd6d72c167/1610995617645-LLEN6Z271SX26QR9Y87C/Moving+from+Seething+to+Healing+blog.png)
Over the past year, we have experienced an extraordinary amount of emotional, relational, and physical destruction and death. So how can we move forward and experience healing in our families, organizations, churches, and country? Here are 8 ways we can all do better and actually make a difference.
Read moreBoards: How to Improve Your Board’s Effectiveness [VIDEO]
A well-functioning team, where everyone understands their role and works together, is a thing of beauty to watch. Sadly, we often see boards that do not function this way. Here are five ways to improve the effectiveness of your board of directors.
Read moreAddict or Life Saver? How to See the Full Picture & Resist Faulty Conclusions
A drug addict runs into the ER with a baby that is almost dead. Is she an addict or a life saver? Here are 9 ways for us to see the full picture of the situation we are dealing with and decrease the risk of reaching faulty conclusions.
Read moreStarting 2021 with Advice from Those Ahead of You
When I am stuck in traffic, I always wonder, “What is going on up ahead? Would those drivers with a better perspective tell me to turn around?” So, to start out the new year, we asked a number of our consultants and clients to share their best advice for other leaders. Here are the three themes that surfaced most often.
Read moreWhat We Can Learn About Leadership From Clark Griswold
The Griswolds. Clark. Ellen. Cousin Eddie. There is a reason National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is one of the most popular Christmas movies in American culture – it presents a view of the imperfections of life, family, and relationships. Here are six leadership lessons that we can learn from Clark Griswold this Christmas.
Read moreFeedback: How to Handle Feedback as a Leader [VIDEO]
“Can I give you some feedback?” Those six words can be hard to hear, especially for those in leadership. Here are five ways to handle feedback as a leader.
Read more8 Leadership Practices From Our Most Successful Clients
We are thankful when we can help a client. But we also love what we learn from them. Here are eight leadership practices we have seen in some of our most successful clients.
Read moreIs Your Employer as Bad as You Think?
Is your employer really as bad as you think? Possibly, but it may not be that different from others. Here are five of the trends that we see spanning across ALL organizations.
Read moreReasons to be Thankful in 2020
“Give thanks in all circumstances,” 1 Thessalonians 5:18. This was written over 2,000 years ago but is still a relevant challenge for us today – to give thanks regardless of our boss, our spouse, our kids, our health, how much we earn, whether we like our house, etc. So what are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
Read moreConflict: How to Fight Right [VIDEO]
Conflict in organizations and relationships is inevitable. But you have the option to make it valuable by learning to fight right instead of letting it become toxic and destructive. Here are four elements in learning how to fight right.
Read more