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April 28, 2022

Going Tribal: When Globalization Fails

Much ado about globalization has occurred over the past two decades. Spurred by technology, the ease of travel and our never-ending appetite for cheap products, our […]
April 21, 2022

19,739 Definitions of Leadership (or Baking a Cake with One Ingredient)

In the past 15 months, 19,739 people (and counting) have responded to a discussion forum on LinkedIn. The question posed was rather simple, “What is the single-most important quality for […]
April 14, 2022

My Favorite Leadership Quality (It Begins with ‘H’…)

Several months ago I blogged about how an on-line discussion thread sought to define leadership in one word (see 19,731 Definitions of Leadership). It was an […]
April 15, 2021

5 Ways We Respond to Interpersonal Conflict

5 Ways We Respond to Interpersonal Conflict A benefit of my consulting work is that it requires me to learn on a regular basis. As I prepared for an […]
April 8, 2021

What does strategic focus mean?

Marcus Buckingham has made a name for himself by reminding us to focus our lives and work on what we are good at. The Strengthsfinder© model […]
April 1, 2021

How do you increase employee engagement?

Employee engagement is a buzzword in management circles. Creating and sustaining high levels of engagement is a result of a symbiotic relationship between employers and employees. Engaged employees […]
March 25, 2021

What jobs will robots take over?

Consider what it would have been like to have been employed as a carriage driver when the automobile was invented. Or to have worked in the […]
March 18, 2021

Why do I need to upskill?

During a conversation with a colleague, she noted that she believes her job will be automated in the next five years. At a glance, her job […]
March 10, 2021

How do you promote ethical behavior in the workplace?

Few of us would disagree that ethical behavior is important in the workplace. Yet how we do this is a much more challenging discussion! Below are […]
March 3, 2021

How to improve team effectiveness in an organization

One of the most frequent concerns I discuss with entrepreneurs, leaders and CEO’s, relates to employee performance. More specifically, they express a desire to have specific […]
April 5, 2018

Who Owns Who?

President Trump has recently created a(nother) media stir by expressing his concern about the selling power of the on-line retail giant we call Amazon. While personal […]
April 21, 2017

Trend Watch: Truthful Consumerism

The Trendwatching organization released a 4 minute video that provides helpful insights about emerging trends which are impacting our businesses. In it, they address rising societal concerns related to globalization, inequality, […]