What Derails Change?
Meredith Bell and I explore why so many changes fail to meet expectations on the Grow Strong Podcase. We examine:
Ted Lasso and Teaming
How did Ted Lasso transform his team? I shared the five-step process with Marnie Stockam and Nick Coniglio, authors of the engaging and thoughtful book Lead It…
A New Leadership Lens
Leadership continues to evolve, and our framework must also, as the world’s complexity demands careful situational awareness. Understanding and responding to the actual conditions becomes…
Developing Leaders For the Vital Role
There are hundreds of definitions of leadership. Which of the following three pictures captures their most vital role? While each picture captures an aspect of…
The Power of Mental Agility
Historically, Leadership development has two basic approaches: personal development and skills development. However, leaders must decipher six factors in a dynamic and fast-changing world. This…
Strategic Mindsets
Strategic leaders collect, decipher, weigh, and use information from all points of view to leverage opportunities and avoid being blindsided by trends due to narrow…
How to Handle the Performance Conference
Many leaders struggle with imprecise requirements of managing performance and coaching their direct reports. In my 40 years of experience, I have found the starting…
Agile Leadership Through Situational Mindsets
The definition of leadership continues to expand in complexity and focus. This paper examines the need to expand leadership essentials to include systems analysis and…
A Lesson from Lemon Juice: The Perils of Partial Awareness
We all know the advice of creatively changing lemons into lemonade. However, a story about lemon juice offers us another valuable lesson. This story begins with a man robbing two banks in one day without