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This week I heard something that both intrigues me and challenges me. A colleague shared something from a book she’s…

Despite my experience and background in Human Resources, I have resisted the generational stereotyping so common in my field. I…

The first session of our 2019 LeadFORWARD class started last week. As I prepare to work with and support a…

Teams frequently get stuck. While different than complete dysfunction – but sometimes a precursor - teams may become challenged and…

As leaders, we are often in situations that involve uncomfortable conversations – but conversations that are necessary to help our…

I have always been drawn to reading and learning more about effective leadership, and at some level I have come…

Which one of the following tips from the Inc Magazine article, “7 Ways to Build Influence in the Workplace,” do…

My niece, who attends Clemson University in South Carolina, shared a required reading from her economics course with several of…

A longtime client recently observed that he thought I was refreshingly more unfiltered of late in sharing both my perspectives…

No, it’s not all leadership’s fault; however, as leaders, knowing WHY they are disengaged and HOW to help them shift…

A supervisor influenced the company president to change a decision. An intern influenced a senior designer with a fresh idea…

Think Empowerment, Not Delegation. Growing your team and your leadership is largely about how you share and handle work projects…

The “curiosity” idea for this blog stemmed from a client interaction a couple months ago. During our leadership development session…

Will Wise’s book, “Ask Powerful Questions,” was one of my summer reads this year, and once started, I couldn’t put…

We are hoping that the next book, seminar, or vacation will somehow be the answer to whatever ails us. But…

Have you ever really, really, really, wanted something so bad that you could taste it. It seemed to occupy your…

I believe I always intuitively knew that the way we treat people has a profound and lasting impact on their…

I was recently approached by a client with a question; he is a high-level leader in a medium-sized organization, and…