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Resources for Sustainable Leadership
Keep the Vision. Adapt The Plan.
As we look toward the future, what do we see? We see mountains to climb and challenges to conquer. We work in a corporate culture completely focused on the uphill climb and setting ever-more ambitious goals. We consider ourselves and our companies in crisis if we’re...
What Happened to our Pandemic Resolve? And How To Get It Back
We had all these COVID good intentions. We wanted to create brave new workplaces and dreamed of developing a new way of working. Now, we find ourselves stumbling over misguided or unenforceable remote/hybrid work policies, creating further inequities, and quickly...
What You’re Saying Versus What Your People Need to Hear
You, as the manager, have the biggest impact on your team.
More than 69 percent of workers report their manager has more impact on their wellbeing than their partner or healthcare professionals.
That means when you are trying to ...
Making the People Case
Recently, I was invited to observe and provide feedback during a meeting where leaders shared the company’s strategic pillars.
The first three pillars were business drivers – revenue, growth, innovation. The fourth pillar was their people ...
The Rise of the Energy-Inspired Sustainable Organization
I’m going to say something that will shock no one.
Wellbeing isn’t working.
Actually, let me say this differently. For most companies, wellbeing efforts aren’t working because other are too many other factors at play.
What’s ...
How Keynote Presentations Set the Stage
In today's whirlwind of relentless work demands and an always-on business culture, finding the time and space to entertain new ideas can feel like an insurmountable challenge.
Team members are inundated with tasks, responsibilities, and ...
The Overlooked Factor that Can Supercharge Team Performance
At the beginning of the year, we are filled with plans to do great things, hit our goals, and aim for the sky. What happens?
We make those plans in a bubble, without consideration of context or continuity. The plans look great, but then, ...
Reactivity Is Pervasive: What You Can Do About It
Consciously Choosing Between Reactive and Proactive
“I can’t even see past today.”
We may not always say this, but we definitely feel it as we try to work and lead from a reactive state. It takes all our energy and effort to get through ...
How to Prepare for A More Stress Free Holiday
Stress-free holidays.
When you read that phrase, you probably chuckled a little and shook your head. After all, this time of year is strenuous and hectic, with everyone pulling you in different directions.
If you’re in sales or ...
Cross-Adaptability And Getting Ready To Take That Leadership Leap
Researchers define cross-adaptability as the process that occurs when “exposure to one stressor induces physiological and behavioral protection to a novel stressor, without a prior exposure to the novel stressor.” Put simply, enduring challenges in one arena serve your ability to perform in other arenas.
Are You Leading the Wrong Way? Why Inspiration Beats Authority
It’s our biggest fear – that we’re doing it wrong.
There’s a reason that there’s a $14-billion-a-year industry built around leadership development, and it’s because there’s so much at stake and so much to gain from getting it ...