Leaders, When was the last time someone on your team felt safe enough to challenge you? And how did you respond? Do your people feel heard, or just managed? Are you leading with empathy, or just expecting it from others? In a fast-paced, results-driven world, empathy might seem optional; nice to have but secondary to [...]
Leaders, Acting with integrity is often simple in theory, but very difficult in real-world leadership because it demands courage under pressure, self-awareness under stress, and long-term thinking in a short-term world. Let’s explore why acting with integrity can be truly challenging in organizations. To be clear: Integrity is not a bonus trait for leaders. It is the foundation, [...]
Leaders, As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms our workplaces, you and your organizations face a unique challenge: how to embrace AI’s efficiency without losing the human essence that defines great teams and organizations. Let me introduce the "House of Change" model, rooted in change management psychology, to you. It offers a powerful framework to navigate [...]
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” Voltaire (1694 – 1778) Leaders, We all self-sabotage from time to time, and it can be so automatic that we don't even realize it. However, when this rather destructive thinking continues, it causes us to flounder and draws us further into [...]
Leaders, You do not need to be an expert in vampirism to know that there are people in your work and personal life who can suck the energy out of you. They are experts at pushing your buttons in many shapes or forms. It isn’t that they are intentionally mean to you, or are utterly [...]
Leaders, We all have different personalities, different wants and needs, and different ways of showing our emotions. Navigating through this all takes awareness, tact and cleverness – especially as we want to succeed in our lives. This is where emotional intelligence becomes important. We probably all know people who are masters at managing their emotions. [...]
Leaders, What do you consider the biggest threat to your organization to be? Wrestling with declining revenues? Struggling with intense global competition? Or battling against disruptive new technologies? How about fear? Fear has been spreading throughout organizations – negatively impacting morale, productivity, and the bottom-line. Living in fear is destructive for a team, and kills [...]
Leaders, What would you do if there was no fear? Are you setting the stage for progress and confidence? Or are you playing it safe and waiting for the storm to pass? How present and ambitious are your goals? What is the risk of staying in your comfort zone? Are you focused on excellence? Do [...]
Leaders, Everyone wants to be part of a workplace culture that puts a premium on delivering the real truth. Lies and secrets break trust, while honesty and transparency build trust. If trust somehow exists without transparency, this so-called trust is nothing more than an illusion because it is based on what is not real. Transparency is an essential ingredient [...]
Leaders, Complacent superiority is your biggest clue that you are in an ego trap. The ego loves to feel superior. It loves judging, and looking down on others. It loves being right, and knowing more about everything and everyone. Leaders who operate with their ego on the front burner can rub people the wrong way. [...]