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Let’s lay out a scenario and pretend you’re the one caught up in it. You came into the post-pandemic period hopeful things would get back to something approaching normal and that the business you’d built would at least hold its own. And, with any luck and good execution, you’d be looking at a healthy increase in your bottom line. [...]

For those firms who execute a mid-year cycle of performance evaluations, it’s your season for serving up morsels of goodness and growth. For those who have a year-end cycle, you are about to do mid-year check-ins, right? We have all heard about a generation who wants continuous feedback, and how demanding that has become on our “no news is [...]

John is bored. His practice is in a lull, and with the big trial having settled all he has on his desk are small tasks. Though none of it is complicated, he can't get down to doing any of it and is wasting time surfing the net instead. Terry is deadline driven. Every day is about putting out fires [...]

Welcome, February! Often after a month of resolutions, goal setting and habit changing for the new year, we land in February exhausted.  Chastising ourselves for not sticking to the commitments we've made.  If this is you, never fear, there’s still time!  And, if you’re right on track with those resolutions, that’s amazing too. One question:  How’s your alignment?? From [...]

Can you imagine belonging at work…on a global scale? Perhaps when attempting to answer this question you find yourself being dismissive and cynical, silently saying to yourself, that’s impossible. You may feel justified in your response for good reasons. You might have personally experienced one, some, or all of these common pitfalls that stymie your workplace from advancing its [...]

What are the differences between leading in an office environment and a remote environment? By now you can list several things and likely offer challenges as well as opportunities in the contrast of places we have worked for the past year or more. Start your engines for the next iteration of the world of work as we move to an [...]

Over the past 40 years, there has been a growing body of research about resilience. The definitions above capture what most of us imagine resilience to be. But what are the traits that make someone resilient? And are there any particular traits that are especially important to introverts as leaders? We’ve all heard the phrase “jumping to conclusions,” but have [...]

As leaders in the workplace, we know that the employees are most satisfied when they know they can be their authentic selves, where they feel a sense of belonging, where their differences are viewed as a source of strength, and where their individual contributions are recognized and valued. When more organizations understand how to cultivate this kind of workplace culture, [...]

Welcome to the new year! Did you create a new strategic plan last fall, or are you in the middle of a multi-year plan? Either way, how do you create and sustain the energy to move the plan throughout the year? Start with bringing the plan into action. What steps (aka goals) can be taken in this first quarter? [...]

The speed of business is fast. Really fast. And, it’s getting faster all the time. Collaboration has been reduced to meetings, which aren’t all that productive. Advancing initiatives means sending emails after hours, and accomplishing tasks means passing them on to someone else.  Sound like you? The real trouble begins when your leadership skills are the only ones required, and [...]