Want to Really Make Those Remote (And All) Teams More Productive?

I’d like to coach you on the next area of development for accelerating team progress, as a further extension to the latest Lead In on optimizing productivity.

Hot Topic Friday: March 27

Happy Friday! Here are my March 27 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re asking if it’s grief that people are feeling during this time, and then examining our journey and next steps to the next normal. Come join us!

The New Change Management Strategy: Get S#it Done Because We Must!

The biggest thing I’ve taken away so far is that traditional change management ideas (which have been too pedestrian for the last decade), get appropriately flushed down the toilet when people go from asking “why should we?” to urgently declare, “we must.”

Hot Topic Friday: March 20

Happy Friday! Here are my March 20 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. Here are some refreshing bright spots to counter balance the doom and gloom out there, as well as an unexpected poem that has delivered a breath of fresh air for many.

Be Kind With Clarity and Do the Right Thing

In these circumstances of serious crises, the attribute people need most is thoughtful, decisive clarity. My strong belief is that this is when leaders need to do what’s best for people first.

Hot Topic Friday: March 13

Happy Friday! Here are my March 13 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. Like everybody else, we’re talking about the Coronavirus, but how are we leading through it? And while there’s no vaccine yet, here’s one antidote we can all practice now (for free).

Examples of the 10 Elements of Adaptive Cultures at Work! Part Two

The 10 Elements of Adaptive Cultures. As promised in previous blogs, I will from time to time share with all you how we are implementing the framework. The following is a summary for just a few things we are doing, part 2!

Hot Topic Friday: March 6

Happy Friday! Here are my March 6 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. Let’s talk about the difference between worry, stress and anxiety (and what we can do about it), as well as the one trait that seemingly all unhappy people share. Do you have it too?

Examples of the 10 Elements of Adaptive Cultures at Work!

The 10 Elements of Adaptive Cultures. As promised in previous blogs, I will from time to time share with all you how we are implementing the framework. The following is a summary for just a few things we are doing:

Hot Topic Friday: Feb. 28

Happy Friday! Here are my Feb. 28 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. Let’s talk about David Ayres’ journey from Zamboni driver to goal tender, as well as introduce you to the story of Donald Lee. Here’s how I think they both can have a big motivational impact on us all.

Celebrating the Ups & Riding Out the Downs

I could go on with many highs and lows over a 40-plus year career cruise. An honest reflection would map a road trip with ample amounts of both “flat tire” causing pot-holes, and incredible vistas. Here’s my way of how to best traverse the journey.

Hot Topic Friday: Feb. 21

Happy Friday! Here are my Feb. 21 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. Let’s talk about the expression of genuine positivity in the workplace, and how getting to know ourselves is not easy. Then, learn about how being “indistractable” at work is considered today’s super power.

Learn Four Basic and Four Fun Things Re: WFA (Work From Anywhere)

Here are four basic and four fun things to learn about Work From Anywhere (WFA) culture.

Hot Topic Friday: Feb. 14

Happy Valentines Day Friday! Here are my Feb. 14 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. Let’s talk about the importance of deep listening (or the lack there of), and how that impacts our teams and results, as well as the crucial demand for finding the WHY over just financial gain in today’s organizations.

This is a Big Thank You, Mohammed

When you hang around knowledge workers (like folks in banks and colleges), it is easy to overlook and forget about the daily grinders that keep goods and services flowing for all of us.

Hot Topic Friday: Feb. 7

Happy Friday! Here are my Feb. 7 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. When was the last time you applied something you’ve learned to your work? And, have you heard of “slow looking?” Let’s talk about it!

Belonging: Hydrate From the Inside Out!

You may have gathered that I’m giving more intention and attention to the concept of BELONGING. This blog is a small step in explaining why.

Hot Topic Friday: Jan. 31

Happy Friday! Here are my Jan. 31 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re talking about how leaders, investors and workers should approach burning out, and the benefit of writing a letter to yourself every 10 years.

Shake Shack Shares in its Success!

This is another great example of how attention to culture and leadership leads to outstanding results.

Hot Topic Friday: Jan. 24

Happy Friday! Here are my Jan. 24 Hot Topics and how they relate to advancing culture or leadership. This week we’re talking about if we can truly bring our authentic self to work, and how to navigate the inevitable curveballs that will impact our personal and professional plans.