Better Business by Listening
As authors on leadership development have noted through the years, listening is not just a nice thing to do… it’s essential!
A Good Laugh is Good for Business
As authors on leadership development have noted through the years, listening is not just a nice thing to do… it’s essential!
Authenticity Wins
When you’re being natural, you’re amazingly engaging. If you practice too much or are too professional, your audience will be bored and you will lose them before you even begin.
Cultivating the Roots of Collaboration
A tree in Colorado might seem like an unlikely model for running a business, but nature always has lessons to offer us.
5 Strategies to Manage Stress & Master Change
We’ve been reading for years about how the pace of change is accelerating, creating mounting challenges for businesses to stay flexible, agile, and relevant. Now experts predict even greater changes, both good and bad, as generative artificial intelligence advances.
Lessons to Leverage Conflict to Boost Results
The conference room was emotionally charged with a couple of executives vehemently arguing their point of view, contradicting what they had previously agreed, “throwing each other under the bus” to avoid blame in front of the boss. Voices rose, fists slammed the table and fingers pointed accusingly. It had gotten personal.
Transparency Through Turbulence: A Pilot’s Lesson in the Power of Authenticity
We were ready to board a flight from Barcelona to London Heathrow that was scheduled to depart in 35 minutes. Just then, the captain stepped off the plane, walked right past the flight crew and approached us.
The Power of Belief in Action
Steve G. was a neighbor in my office building, a practicing attorney whose schedule was packed to overflowing. I would often run into him while grabbing coffee in the cafeteria but didn’t know much about him.
The Return of the Yabuts!
Yes, they are still here and perhaps more dangerous than ever in our current business environment given the remarkable recent advances in AI and other technology areas!!! As I wrote some time ago, nothing sucks the blood out of a great idea faster than the dreaded Yabut.
The Power of Kindness
I was exhausted after a long day and my body and mind felt heavy. I could not wait to just finish my dinner and get home for a good night’s rest. As I waited for my check at the local hotel bar, a transformational experience happened right before my eyes.
