In November of 2019, I spoke to a gathering of business leaders on the topic of The Four Essentials of Business. I’ve since then taken the opportunity to write …
Hope
I read the article below years ago. It has nothing to do with COVID-19, quarantine or the economy. It has everything to do with how simple acts of kindness can …
Stop Being a Go-Getter!
A few years ago, I was having a conversation with a colleague. She had just left her full time role to launch her new talent management consultancy. She was 3 …
Leading in a Crisis
Since our world and our lives stopped being normal due to the coronavirus, my mind has regularly been going to a story about leadership from ancient times. For …
What Culture Is And Is Not!
Last month, I began a four-part series on The Four Essentials of Business. This series is based on a talk I gave by the same name. Last month, I wrote about …
Who Are We?
Last November, I was asked to speak about the Four Essentials of Business, a framework for building a successful organization. Over the next few months, I'm …
How Well Do You Know Your Team?
1997 research by McKinsey and a 2001 book, The War for Talent gave rise to the concept of "Talent Management", the recruiting, developing and managing of the …
Time to Reflect
“It’s not the experience that brings transformation, it’s our reflection upon our experience.” - Jan Johnson Well, it’s the first week back after the …
A Guide to Better Conversations
I find that so much of my coaching focuses on having the right conversations, and helping my clients to learn how to have effective conversations as well. Too …
Make Your Customer the Hero
Given my 20+ year history as a marketing consultant, I’m often asked for marketing advice. One of the recurring issues I deal with is proper positioning of a …