7 Lies Leaders Love to Tell
The excuses leaders give for doing the wrong thing rarely change. The ingredients for good leadership shift over time, but in my 30 years of teaching leadership, I’ve found the reasons leaders give for...
View ArticleWhy Does it Take a Crisis to Change?
Your brain isn’t just resistant to change; it is lazy. In order to define who you are and make sense of the world around you in an instant, your brain develops constructs and rules you live by. In...
View ArticleA Simple Technique for Changing Someone’s Mind
Many people, including me, teach how to ask good questions for changing someone’s mind. The video explains how this works. There is another powerful technique you can use that can be just as effective...
View ArticleThe Myth of Inspiration: Why it Sometimes Doesn’t Work
The belief that leaders who use inspiration more than fear to change minds and behavior are more effective has been substantiated. Fear creates resentment and although it can motivate people into...
View Article10 Signs You Are Not Using Your Emotional Intelligence
You were born with the ability to recognize when you are experiencing an emotion. Most small children will readily tell you what they are feeling and can strategically choose to express themselves at...
View ArticleWhy Feedback Doesn’t Work, and What to Do Instead
Research shows that people don't want feedback and it doesn't work anyway. Most people know what they did wrong but they might need help discovering what else they could do. Here are 7 steps to hold...
View ArticleThe Most Underrated Emotion That Can Drive Your Success
You need curiosity to succeed at work and in life, but it is neither taught as an emotion nor encouraged as much as getting results. This post shares how to your curiosity. You are reading The Most...
View ArticleThe #1 Reason Leaders Avoid Their #1 Responsibility
Leaders avoid conversations because talking with humans is messy. Humans are emotional. The best leaders know how to allow emotions and engage people even when they feel strongly about a situation....
View ArticleHow to Stop Fixing People in Your Conversations
Even when you know the answer, fixing people and their situations can hinder more than help. Here are steps to take for more effective conversations. You are reading How to Stop Fixing People in Your...
View Article7 Lies Leaders Love to Tell
The excuses leaders give for doing the wrong thing rarely change. The ingredients for good leadership shift over time, but in my 30 years of teaching leadership, I’ve found the reasons leaders give for...
View ArticleWhy Does it Take a Crisis to Change?
Your brain isn’t just resistant to change; it is lazy. In order to define who you are and make sense of the world around you in an instant, your brain develops constructs and rules you live by. In...
View ArticleA Simple Technique for Changing Someone’s Mind
Many people, including me, teach how to ask good questions for changing someone’s mind. The video explains how this works. There is another powerful technique you can use that can be just as effective...
View ArticleThe Myth of Inspiration: Why it Sometimes Doesn’t Work
The myths around inspiration have to do with how it is achieved. Do you want to be a true inspiration for others this year?
View Article10 Signs You Are Not Using Your Emotional Intelligence
You were born with the ability to recognize when you are experiencing an emotion. Most small children will readily tell you what they are feeling and can strategically choose to express themselves at...
View ArticleWhy Feedback Doesn’t Work, and What to Do Instead
Research shows that people don't want feedback and it doesn't work anyway. Most people know what they did wrong but they might need help discovering what else they could do. Here are 7 steps to hold...
View ArticleThe Most Underrated Emotion That Can Drive Your Success
You need curiosity to succeed at work and in life, but it is neither taught as an emotion nor encouraged as much as getting results. This post shares how to your curiosity.
View ArticleThe #1 Reason Leaders Avoid Their #1 Responsibility
Leaders avoid conversations because talking with humans is messy. Humans are emotional. The best leaders know how to allow emotions and engage people even when they feel strongly about a situation....
View ArticleHow to Stop Fixing People in Your Conversations
Even when you know the answer, fixing people and their situations can hinder more than help. Here are steps to take for more effective conversations.
View ArticleWhen They Look to You to Lead is the Perfect Time to Coach
What is the best way to lead right now when the future is not clear and people are expecting the worse to happen?
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