Thought Leaders

There is strong evidence that we create our own realities. Think not? See Mind to Matter or Switch on Your Brain.  The way we choose to view problems, barriers, and challenges has everything to do with the speed and efficacy of the solutions we craft (IF we craft...

How do we know when to keep pressing? Misgivings, second thoughts, ambiguity often get in the way. They cause us to tap the brakes and get a little wobbly.  Here are some good barometers to use: Forge Ahead when... It serves others in a meaningful way. It makes good...

Few things are more energizing than working on a high-performing team. Few things are more DE-energizing than working on a team that has one or more members that seem bent on stifling the collective effort. Some common team stifler archetypes: Petulant Patty - those...

It seems one of the foundational components of my faith upbringing -- tithing -- may be solidly grounded in psychology. And it may go beyond the tangible.  What if our expectations behave like a boomerang? When we express and expect... The worst of people, that's what...

Working in a LEARNING organization is an enriching experience........by design. Organizations built for, around, and about LEARNING necessarily call for both individual and collective learning, as well as cross pollination of that learning. No one works in a silo. The...

The tendency of many well-performing organizations, and people, is to hunker and protect. Why mess with a good thing? they say. Why shake up what's working? they think. Because nothing is stagnant. More specifically, contexts are ever changing, at a higher speed now...

"If we can't model it, we can't demand it."  That is one of my most strongly held beliefs about leadership. Perhaps it should be my next tattoo. What should we model? Caring. Humility. Voracious learning. World class listening. Conversations galore, up and down the...

Yes, that's a redundant title. The manifestation of arrogance and/or hubris from those pretending to be our leaders is just as annoying as.... the use of redundant words, back-to-back, in the same sentence/title.  Annoying, and devaluing, and destructive. *If you'd...

Organizations tend to fall somewhere along the continuum shown below... FLAT   <<<   --------------------------------   >>>   HIERARCHICAL The further to the right an organization drifts, the following attributes seem to take a firmer hold: Decision...

The wisest and most admirable people I know are masters of thankfulness. Somehow, they build a habit and nurture a heart of GRATITUDE into their living, each and every day. What makes these folks so GREAT in my mind? They relentlessly ... Express their thankfulness...