Culture & Motivation: Core vs. Context

Keeping a highly-stimulated and involved workforce when they are not directly involved in the core business becomes increasingly difficult. The more obvious the tie between the activities and the outcomes,…

The Magic of a Coach

The magic of a coach lies in their talent for earning respect and leveraging it to provide high-impact feedback that unleashes others’ potential.”

The 5-Part Feedback Contract

It's important to manage our feedback processes to maximize opportunity while minimizing risk. If you apply these concepts to your feedback, you will be well on your way toward enhanced…

The 5 Principles of Feedback

By recognizing its sensitive dynamic, we can make optimal use of the instructive elements of feedback while minimizing unintended repercussions.

The 9 Skills Successful Leaders Develop

While leaders may have their own unique personalities and strengths, they share some common traits when they’re successful at guiding their organizations and motivating their teams.

Invite Your Employees to Bring their Best Selves

What would happen if you gave your team the chance to try without fear?

How to Make Leadership Development Lessons Last

It takes time, conscious thought, self-awareness, and effort to shift behaviors you’ve learned throughout your career and seen modeled by other leaders.

View From the Middle of the Boat #2

Opportunities and goals sometimes blind us to what is right in front of us at the moment.

2 Lessons on Improving the Original

Creative thinking is today’s most prized, profit-producing possession.

Painting the Future

The process of creating freedom is helping someone visualize their future.