Want More Innovation: Be a Barrier Buster

  • May 30, 2013

Last week, I did my best Jack Nicholson/Col. Jessup imitation to get you thinking about why you don’t have as much innovation in your team or organization as you...

Remember the Romance After the Courtship

  • April 25, 2013

I’ve been married nearly 27 years, but I have a (vague) memory of the courtship process. You identify someone you would like to attract (we’ll call them a...

When is a Webinar a Good Learning Option?

  • April 04, 2013

We learn in lots of ways and there are lots of tools that can be a part of our overall learning strategy—whether we are thinking about that personally or for our...

Pride is a Two-Sided Coin

  • March 21, 2013

National pride, pride in your company, pride in your products, pride in your children, pride in your team, pride in self. These are things we think about in a positive...

How Leaders Gain Momentum

  • January 24, 2013

Watch the Super Bowl next week and I can guarantee two things: You’ll see far too many camera shots of celebrities at the game, and the word momentum will be...

The Courage to Build Trust

  • January 09, 2013

Everyone I’ve ever discussed the concept of trust with has a wide range of emotions related to it. Trust is about more than just the words we say and the actions ...

How to Finish the Year Strong

  • December 18, 2012

As I write this, there are still two weeks left in the year. Two weeks – almost 4% of the year. Yet many people are already in holiday-coasting mode. So what do I...

When is the Best Time to Coach?

  • December 12, 2012

Have you ever heard the old quotation, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears”? At that moment of readiness we are most open to new ideas, most...

The Problem With Thanksgiving

  • November 20, 2012

Many who read this will be celebrating Thanksgiving in the coming days. While on different dates with different origins, many countries celebrate some sort of...