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There's power in team certainty

There's power in team certainty

While most of us enjoy the challenge of learning and growth, our need for certainty and stability informs our daily routines. The reason we sit at the same desk in school or the same chair for a weekly meeting is that it allows us to compartmentalize and shift our attention

High performance demands safety first

High performance demands safety first

A CEO tells his team that he is not sure why everyone keeps mentioning the issue of poor company-wide communication, but nothing changes. Further, he notes as he kicks off the meeting, he is tired of talking about it. Lacking certainty, people (including leaders) don’t speak up, and in

Focus on helping your team perform

Focus on helping your team perform

Late one evening, two leaders and the CFO met in the CFO’s office. The CFO was upset about a perceived lack of effort from his team in completing several initiatives he deemed important. His monologue devolved into personal attacks on each team member as he went down the hall

Blasting through the fear of personal development

Blasting through the fear of personal development

In a recent presentation about enhancing communication and leadership effectiveness in our organizations, I spoke about the role of fear and how it prevents us from doing our best work. It inspired me to explore doing our best work on ourselves. While leading an organization change, I came across a

Developing courageous leadership habits

Developing courageous leadership habits

Volatility and complexity impact every organization. Leaders can prepare for the increasingly dynamic work environment by developing courageous leadership habits in themselves and their teams. First, let’s dismiss the notion that courageous leadership is fearless. Fears are a signal for us to act and move through the limiting beliefs

Vastly improving your leadership team and culture

Many times, when I engage with an owner or CEO of an organization that is contemplating making changes in their culture, one of the things that they ask me is, do we need to have an offsite? Do we need to conduct a culture audit? And do a variety of

15 ways courageous leadership shows up

I believe courageous leadership happens when we raise our standards, do the right thing, use respectful straight talk, display vulnerability, take committed stands, and become role models for excellence. When is courageous leadership needed in our organizations? Every day. 1. When we set goals that stretch our imaginations and abilities