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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

Leadership whispering during transformation

Leadership whispering during transformation

While working on a company-wide transformation effort with an outstanding cross-functional team, there were frequent opportunities to engage with leaders and employees about what we were doing, why we were doing it, and how we planned to accomplish our vision. Before meeting with executive leaders to enroll their support as

Demonstrating straight talk leadership

One of my most valued and valuable principles is the belief that straight-talk leadership paves the way to excellence. This video explains in more detail: Straight Talk Leadership

Five things that make HR work difficult

Five things that make HR work difficult

I’ve spent time as a senior HR leader and more time as an internal client. Unlike other company functions (i.e., accounting), there is significant variation in how HR work is designed (often haphazardly) and deployed across organizations. There is an ongoing question of how HR earns a seat

How can leaders handle internal disputes?

How can leaders handle internal disputes?

Leaders are sometimes called upon to intervene in a dispute between direct reports or peers. This situation can be handled adeptly with some thought, practice, and courage. We can easily mishandle things in the absence of each. A Case Study A CEO wrestles with a sales shortfall in the second