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    Defining Moments - Short, Memorable, and Meaningful Experiences
    • 2 days ago
    • 6 min

    Defining Moments - Short, Memorable, and Meaningful Experiences

    “Our lives are measured in moments, and defining moments are the ones that endure in our memories.” -Chip Heath & Dan Heath In The Power...
    How Steve Jobs Reframed The Competition To Rally The Troops
    • Jun 2
    • 3 min

    How Steve Jobs Reframed The Competition To Rally The Troops

    Photo: Screenshots of Apple 1984 Super Bowl TV Commercial I have been in companies that operated with an extremely competitive culture...
    Can video conferencing apps mimic or replace human-to-human connection?
    • Nov 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Can video conferencing apps mimic or replace human-to-human connection?

    I was contacted by a journalist writing a story about workplace communication, why human beings need human-to-human connection in the...
    To Engage and Retain Employees Provide a “Mini” Job Rotation During Employee Orientation
    • Aug 3, 2020
    • 6 min

    To Engage and Retain Employees Provide a “Mini” Job Rotation During Employee Orientation

    Have you noticed that, in many companies, employees often have no clue what many of the other employees in other functions do to support...
    What You Should Know About Leadership Development Training
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 13 min

    What You Should Know About Leadership Development Training

    I’ve spent more than a decade working in three related and intersecting fields: Training, Learning & Development, and Leadership...
    3 Reasons Physical Offices & Face-to-Face Meetings Are Not Going Away
    • May 11, 2020
    • 13 min

    3 Reasons Physical Offices & Face-to-Face Meetings Are Not Going Away

    The traditional, physical office is not going away any time soon despite advances in technology allowing people to work remotely, either...
    Overcoming Obstacles: Attitude and Approach Are Answers to Pains and Problems
    • Mar 17, 2020
    • 6 min

    Overcoming Obstacles: Attitude and Approach Are Answers to Pains and Problems

    “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”-William Shakespear In his book, The Obstacle Is the Way, Ryan Holiday...
    Pygmalion Effect – A Leader’s Attitude and Expectation Set the Tone
    • Nov 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    Pygmalion Effect – A Leader’s Attitude and Expectation Set the Tone

    In the book, Extreme Ownership, Leif Babin (a U.S. Navy SEAL officer who was a SEAL instructor overseeing the Junior Officer Training...
    How to Manage Better by Matching Leadership Style to Development Level
    • Aug 25, 2019
    • 7 min

    How to Manage Better by Matching Leadership Style to Development Level

    “Oversupervising or undersupervising—that is, giving people too much or too little direction—has a negative impact on people’s...
    Overplanning Is No Substitute For Getting Sh*t Done
    • Jun 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    Overplanning Is No Substitute For Getting Sh*t Done

    Overplanning is defined as planning excessively or in more detail than is necessary. No Amount of Planning Can Ever Replace Just Getting...
    Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help
    • Dec 3, 2018
    • 7 min

    Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help

    “Layoffs are mostly bad for companies, harmful for the economy, and devastating for employees.” -Newsweek (2010) In December 2017, I...
    An “Action Bias” Can Be Counterproductive
    • Sep 2, 2018
    • 4 min

    An “Action Bias” Can Be Counterproductive

    In a Wall Street Journal article, Staats (2018) writes, “we have an action bias: We would rather be seen doing something than doing...
    Self-Actualization: Realizing Your Potential
    • Aug 15, 2018
    • 4 min

    Self-Actualization: Realizing Your Potential

    “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’” -John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) When I read...
    Why Organizations Need More Star Followers and Less Yes People
    • May 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    Why Organizations Need More Star Followers and Less Yes People

    Many of us miss a key point about the importance of followership. Indeed, most people hold a negative view of followership (Kelley,...
    GROW Coaching Model: The Fascinating Backstory
    • Apr 9, 2018
    • 9 min

    GROW Coaching Model: The Fascinating Backstory

    One of the most popular coaching models in the world is the G.R.O.W. Model (Whitmore, 2017). GROW is one of the earliest (perhaps even...
    The G.R.O.W. Model In Business Coaching – Simple, Concise, and Powerful
    • Mar 20, 2018
    • 7 min

    The G.R.O.W. Model In Business Coaching – Simple, Concise, and Powerful

    Business coaching is enhancing a client’s (person in a business) awareness and behavior in order to achieve business objectives for both...
    The Many Benefits of Coaching Employees
    • Aug 13, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Many Benefits of Coaching Employees

    “Coaching is helping another person reach higher levels of effectiveness by creating a dialogue that leads to awareness and action.”...
    Book Review: The Leadership Challenge, 6th Edition
    • Jul 2, 2017
    • 11 min

    Book Review: The Leadership Challenge, 6th Edition

    [Note: This post was updated July 2020 for freshness & clarity.] “The notion that there are only a few great people who can lead others...
    How To Manage A Team That Keeps Growing
    • Mar 7, 2017
    • 4 min

    How To Manage A Team That Keeps Growing

    Athletics carrying a crew canoe over heads | Credit: Clerkenwell I was contacted by a freelance writer working on a blog post for the...
    Reasons Why People Resist or Support Organizational Change
    • Feb 1, 2017
    • 3 min

    Reasons Why People Resist or Support Organizational Change

    “Change can generate deep resistance in people and in organizations, thus making it difficult, if not impossible, to implement...
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