If you have breath in your lungs, you have the ability to influence others. We don’t influence by simply broadcasting a good message; we influence by adding value to others' lives. Make room...

If we don’t know what lies ahead, how can we prepare for it? The truth is, you are always poised for preparation—you just have to capitalize on the resources available to you. Position...

By definition, seasons are transient. They were designed to change. It’s inevitable that you will both need and should pass the baton to a new leader one day, and this process can be...

Leading teams requires finding an effective leadership style. We collect data about the ecosystem of our organization, we go through a trial-and-error process, and then we land on a...

Decisions are not just reserved for forks in the road or defining moments that could make or break a business. Decisions are found in the mundane moments of day-to-day life. Because decisions never...

It is easy to focus on the health of our business. We want to know how well we are performing, what needs to change, what is working, and what isn’t. But the answers to these questions are a...

Distraction is the thief of attentiveness—to leaders and followers alike. It poses a real threat to the results we seek because our attentiveness to others is the foundation of...

Many of us mistakenly measure successful communication only by how well the learner will understand the “what” of our message. But if we lose sight of who the message is...

If you are disappointed with the way your organization is performing, you may not have an organization problem, but a morale problem. Don’t assume the morale is where it needs...

The purpose of meetings is to create curated action plans to improve the effectiveness of an organization. Regrettably, when attendees go into a meeting blindly, they also leave...