As we continue to discuss diversity and inclusion concerns, it is important that companies that are serious about attracting, retaining and promoting … Read more
Real Leaders? They Don’t Get Caught Up in Their Own Personal Power
People often ask me if it was hard for me to go from running really large organizations to having my own (implied — “much smaller”) company. This was never … Read more
Yes, It is Possible For You to Argue Productively on the Job
It’s been said that every person brings joy to others: some when they enter a room and some when they leave it. The latter disagrees just to be … Read more
Are You Giving Employees What They Truly Hunger For?
At a recent event on how non-profits can use social media, self-professed Twitter junkie Jessica Esch, from United Way of Greater Portland, shared her … Read more
Leadership Challenges: It’s All About Critical Skills — and Gender Diversity
Development Dimensions International (DDI) and The Conference Board have recently released a report titled Global Leadership Forecast 2014|2015. This … Read more
6 Ways to Engage Employees – But Only One That Really Works
We think there are millions of ways to engage, or disengage, employees but there aren’t. Truly, there are only six. The six basic emotions we feel as … Read more
Shaping a Successful Culture? You Start With Purposeful Leadership
Culture is a powerful force and culture-shaping efforts fail for many key reasons. But what makes them succeed? What makes some culture-change efforts … Read more
Timely Feedback Always Matters – Especially When It’s For the Good
Seth Godin is one of my favorite “short form” bloggers. Generally, his posts offer pithy insight and advice in short, easily digested posts. Here’s a … Read more
What Do You Do When Creating Change Backfires?
Creating change in the workplace? Your employees better be engaged first. Creating change within the work environment can be a difficult task. Often, the … Read more
Missing Deadlines: What You Can Do to Get The Team Back on Track
The reason why so many organizations have so much trouble doing what they intend to do, on time, is because when they fail to meet a deadline, nothing … Read more