Greetings Leaders, For as long as I can remember, the term that I and people around me have always used to describe that extra boost of warmth and color in the late fall was Indian Summer. For me, an Indian Summer was always associated with something good… beautiful colors, wonderful weather, and an extended respite [Read More]
Leadership Courage
November 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Greetings Leaders, For over 30 years we have gathered data on the characteristics people most want to see in their leaders. On the survey, respondents select 7 of 20 listed characteristics. Courageous is usually not one of the traits frequently selected. Many will then say that there are simply a number of other offered characteristics [Read More]
Failing with Grace
October 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Alison Gibson might be one of those names you have heard of, but just can’t place. She is the US Olympic diver, whose toes caught the edge of the diving board on one of her dives, landing her in the water with a giant thud. She scored a perfect 0.0 on the dive. Despite her [Read More]
A New Problem
July 23, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Greetings Everyone, Ever heard any variation of the unfortunately true expression: the solution to one problem always creates another new problem? With the widely accepted fact that employee well-being or even mental health is in fact a problem these days, many have stepped up to address this challenge. Along with efforts to de-stigmatize “mental health,” [Read More]
What $1 Can Do
June 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Greetings Leaders. A video reminder this month. The world seems pretty screwed up these days. There are areas of terrorism, war, and tyranny. And there are daily examples of the brutal impact of bullying, poverty, drugs, and crime. Must I even mention politics to bring you down even further? This short story you will just [Read More]
Being Accountable
May 3, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Are you up for a challenge to make your workplace better? If so, I am going to offer you 3 simple responses that if they become natural for and lived by everyone, then everything will change. Whenever you are asked (perhaps even told) to do something, look the other person in the eye and say: [Read More]
The Slippery Slope
April 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Immediately below are 4 figures. Let me explain and the name of this sequence will soon become all too obvious. In this first figure, the X is your moral/ethical center based on your values. The circle around it includes the behaviors that you consider to be moral and ethical. In the second [Read More]
Three important Tips
February 28, 2024 by Leave a Comment
There is one theme about work today that I hear about in nearly every interaction I have with others. It seems we are in a period where the mental health of people in the workplace is of great concern. And why wouldn’t it be given the past few years. For example, one apparent fact offered [Read More]
Difference Maker – or Administrator
February 8, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Greetings Leaders, I have a bit of a challenging question for you to noodle on. Based on what you spend most of your time on at work, are you more of an administrator – or a difference maker? It seems like for many the new normal is wall to wall meetings, spent administering to … [Read More]
The Impact or your Actions
January 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Have you even witnessed a situation where one person quite literally left another person in shambles, and had no idea of the devastation left behind? I have seen individuals visibly shocked, if hot traumatized after a nasty encounter with a boss. I have then heard those same bosses later discussing the incident very matter-of-factly, framing [Read More]
