While it may seem like spreading your focus out will increase your leadership, it actually takes away from your effectiveness. Here are five ways you can focus your energy and intention to be the most effective leader you can be.
Read moreFailure: The Unexpected Pathway to Success
We avoid failure at all costs and are deeply embarrassed when it strikes. And yet, failure actually has some benefits. Here are four reasons why failure is seldom fatal and can instead be a catalyst to our leadership growth.
Read moreDon’t Let Their Age Scare You Away: 8 Reasons to Recruit & Retain Older Staff
We have been a youth-centric society for decades, but organizations that ignore the older generation in the next twenty years will be making a very BIG mistake. Here are eight reasons why you should start paying more attention to recruiting and retaining older staff.
Read moreThe Growing Leadership Crisis: 5 Ways to Support Young Leaders
It is estimated that 83% of organizations understand the importance of investing in leadership development at entry-level leadership roles. Yet, only 5% have done it. Here are five ways to support young leaders and bridge that gap.
Innovation: How To Make Innovation Part of Your Leadership [VIDEO]
What do these brands have in common? Kodak, Nokia, Yahoo, AOL, and Blockbuster. They failed to innovate. Here are four ways leaders can encourage innovation in their organization.
Read more7 Lies Every Leader Needs to Stop Believing Today
Every one of us has embraced lies at some point in our lives, and some of those lies are holding us back from becoming our best. Here are seven lies every leader would do well to stop believing, starting now!
Read moreSigns That You Are Becoming a Decaffeinated Leader
It is awesome to see a “caffeinated” leader at work - those who have a passion and vision for what they do. But there are also “decaffeinated” leaders - those who drain themselves and those around them. Here are six signs of a decaffeinated leader and how they can become re-energized.
Read moreCivil Discourse Part 2: 3 Cognitive Skills to Help You Understand Different Perspectives [VIDEO]
62% of Americans say they have political views they’re afraid to share. But a difference of opinion does not have to ruin the relationship. Here are the three cognitive skills of civil discourse to help you understand where others are coming from.
Read moreWhat’s Next? Questions to Consider When Facing a Life Transition
What’s next? That’s a question we often find ourselves asking when we’re making a major life transition late in our careers. Whether that change is retiring, planning for succession, or moving to a new career path after an empty nest, here are a few resources to help you determine what is next for you.
Read moreWant to Be a 5-Star Leader? Do These 2 Essential Things
Are your employees energized by their work or do they dread showing up? For better or for worse, leaders influence the culture. Here are two things leaders can do to create a desirous culture.
Read more6 Leadership Lessons from “Elf”
The movie “Elf” has not only become a Christmas movie classic, but surprisingly, it also contains valuable lessons for us as leaders. From accepting quirks to advocating for others, here are six leadership lessons from “Elf.”
Read moreHow to Be a Highly Desirable Place to Work
How can you make your organization a highly desirable place to work? It's simple: help your people build friendships at work. Here are nine ways to produce a highly desirable organization by fueling friendships at work.
Read moreI Went to a Neighborhood Reunion & Discovered These 5 Leadership Lessons
I recently went to a reunion for the neighborhood I grew up in and realized there is a lot to learn as a leader from my old neighborhood network. Here are the five biggest lessons.
Read moreCivil Discourse Part 1: 3 Emotional Skills to Engage With Those You May Not Agree With [VIDEO]
It matters how you treat people, even if you disagree with them. Here are the three emotional skills of civil discourse that allow you to constructively engage with those who have different perspectives than you.
Read moreFrom Leader to Loser in 45 Days: How Loss of Trust Can Destroy a Leader
Trust has always been a fragile thing, but it is even more so in this unsettled time. Take for example Liz Truss, the British Prime Minister who lasted only 45 days before a loss of trust destroyed her career. Here's how it can happen to anyone.
Read more8 Leadership Lessons from 8 Years of Coaching Sports
Coaching field hockey for the past eight years has been so much fun, but it also has had its challenges. From learning to expect the unexpected to recognizing the small wins, here are eight leadership lessons that I have learned over the years.
Read moreDelegation: How to Get More Done, Empower Others, & Guard Against Overload
Almost all leaders struggle at some point with either not delegating (“there is no one who is experienced enough to do it right”) or delegating poorly (“I don’t feel like doing it, so I’ll just give it to her”). Here are ten steps to advance your organization’s effectiveness with wise delegation.
Read moreCoaching: Leadership Coaching for High Performance [VIDEO]
Why do star athletes and CEOs have coaches when they are already at the top of their game? Because we all can benefit from someone helping us to achieve our full potential. Here are four types of leadership coaching and what you can expect from each.
Read more“There Must Be a Better Way”: 5 Steps to Successful Innovation
The creators of the electric start motor, Airbnb, and even Uber, all started with the same thought: "There must be a better way." Here are five common steps that every innovator and problem solver takes to make the world better.
Read more5 Coaching Tips for Staying in the Race
In "The Amazing Race," multiple teams race around the world to win a prize and face obstacles along the way. The metaphor of running a race translates well to our personal and professional lives. Here are a few coaching tips to keep all of us in the race.
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