Team Health & Conflict Resolution
Why Conflict is Good
Conflict. It’s good. It’s an opportunity. It’s a pivot point from which new understanding can emerge and new strengths are…
Failing Before You’ve Begun? Discover the Link between Self-Confidence and Leadership
“Are you able to do this?” The CEO was sitting across from me in an overstuffed chair in a remote…
Making Strategic Planning Work
Here’s a dirty little secret: Strategic planning doesn’t work – at least most of the time. For most organizations and…
Leadership Health
Years ago, when I was a new executive director, I met with two other senior leaders. I was dealing with…
Three Leadership Toxins
Leaders lead out of who they are. You are your greatest leadership tool. Because of this, it’s an obligation of…
Why Leadership Has Everything To Do With It
Fourteen years ago, I was working in Kosovo with the glamorous title of ‘Psychosocial Officer’. Due to the war and…
Does Your Leadership Help or Hinder?
In honor of the 4th of July I’ll reflect on my recent participation in a Goruck Challenge. This event was…
Building Teamwork When People Don’t Get Along
Consider Ken. It’s Monday morning. As Ken struggles to wake up, he feels a familiar sense of dread. The Monday…
Creating Clarity
A chief responsibility, for any leader, is to create clarity. When I work with organizations that are struggling or not…
Five Unconventional Characteristics of Effective Leaders
“Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and…