We are all aware what powerful communicators visible actions are. What we do tends to be believed much more than what we say, especially when the two do not line up. Few of you need the reminder that your personal actions do indeed impact your credibility as a leader. I would like you to consider [Read More]
Dealing with Uncertainty
March 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
There is an increase of angst in the air right now. This is what happens during any kind of major disruption when change is in process and uncertainty abounds about how things will end up. Regardless of your politics, the new administration seems to be the epicenter of a lot of this angst. Nonprofits and [Read More]
Having Hope
December 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Greetings Leaders, I recently heard the proverbial broken record from a long-time client. When talking about what the upcoming year was looking like for her company, she said the president had made it clear that the new year would be even tougher than this past year, which had involved massive re-structuring and spirit-breaking prolonged job [Read More]
Being Respectful
November 27, 2024 by Leave a Comment
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]
