How does a leader maintain focus on their vision when they are encountering a lot of feedback, outside noise, that is suggesting they are foolish, or on the wrong path, or just makes them doubt their convictions and skills to succeed?

At the beginning of a new session or a new year it is common to ask clients the question, "If we were talking one year from now, what would you want to be talking about that you are over the top proud of that you achieved this year?"  In several...

During a recent executive team coaching session, we were discussing the progress of some new hires. Due to rapid growth in the organization new hires were needed at a middle manager level.

One person in particular was the topic of quite a bit of...

All leaders have to make a lot of choices when it comes to how to invest their human resource dollars.  We are often asked by potential clients who they should be targeting in their organization when it comes to investing in development. Most...

How often do you feel your leadership team could be so much more effective and dynamic if only people were able to take more risks in their conversations with each other? ...more challenging the status quo, or dealing with a repetitive issue, or...

Business has changed significantly over the past 20 years. With the continuous growth of technology in the workplace, communication is one of the most affected categories. It has become exponentially easier to talk to people from all over the...

You’re frustrated yet again over all the bureaucracy in your workplace... BUT before you throw up your hands and record it in your mind as yet another piece of evidence that the world is unfair, take a moment to step back to ask yourself a couple...

There are so many articles and books on leadership it is no wonder leaders are overwhelmed with what they should be focused on in order to be the best leader they can be in the year 2020.  It is easy to get caught up in comparing ourselves to...

Have you ever got stuck in your own story? You know the one, the one where you are right, and the other person is wrong? The one where you know better and the other person just doesn’t get it?  The one where it wasn’t your fault and you are...

Conversations at this time of year often turn to reflections on the past year; and, in the case of this particular year, the decade is quickly coming to a close.  Looking back at your goals and dreams at the beginning of the year, are you where...