Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 19, 2025
Overcoming the Quiet Room: Why Your Training Needs Psychological Safety Imagine this: you kick off a training session with a question, and youre met with hesitant silence. Its not that your learners have nothing to say its that they dont feel safe saying it. As a human-centered L&D leader, your first job is to create psychological safety in every training room.
Leading Blog
MAY 22, 2025
I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Dan Thurmon on testing yourself: When uncertainty and randomness strike, whether the immediate perception is threatening or exciting, you dont take it personally. You simply see it as a new factor to incorporate into your life.
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Leadership Freak
MAY 13, 2025
People dont disengage because theyre lazythey disengage because they feel invisible. When someone doesnt believe they matter, nothing else does either. Discover three simple ways to show people they matterand ignite purpose where its gone dim.
Rich Gee Group
MAY 20, 2025
Listen to the audio. Running from rejection is like yanking the plug on your WiFi the second a video buffersyou dont eliminate the pain, you just guarantee youll miss the next big download. The facts you cant dodge: The average job seeker fires off 294 applications before landing an offer. Thats not failurethats the current entry fee for a desk badge. ( Empower ) 60% of customers say no four times before they ever say yes, and 80% of sales need at least five followups.
Speaker: Chester Santos
Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform
Leading in Context
MAY 7, 2025
By Linda Fisher Thornton A theme I have noticed in the past in the most viewed posts on this blog isLooking For a Better Kind of Leadership.It's a great time to explore the questionWhat is Good Leadership? While its tempting to over simplify leadership and think about it as any one thing, good leadership can only befullyunderstood by thinking about it in multiple ways.
Michael Lee Stallard
MAY 17, 2025
SmartBrief on Leadership Article The month of May marks a time of transition across college campuses in the U.S. as students who have completed their degrees celebrate graduation and prepare to embark on their next chapter. On the campus of TCU (Texas Christian University), Victor Boschini recently handed out diplomas and paused to pose for photographs for the final time as the school’s chancellor.
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Leading Blog
MAY 1, 2025
I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee on prisons of our own making: When we are in a downward emotional spiral, feeling confused, unhappy, or ill at ease, we often end up playing and replaying mental tapes that actually accentuate our negative emotions and feelings of hopelessness.
Leadership Freak
MAY 14, 2025
The way you end the day determines how you show up tomorrow. Dont just crashclose the day with intention. These 7 habits will help you shut down well, sleep better, and rise ready to lead. Small actions tonight shape big outcomes in the morning.
Rich Gee Group
MAY 2, 2025
Listen to the interview As an executive coach, I see it every week - talented leaders who thought their jobs were ironclad suddenly find themselves on the outside of the building, faces pressed against the glass, wondering what happened. Comfort lulled them into complacency, and disruption hit before they even noticed the clouds rolling in. The WakeUp Call Meet Dana , a rockstar VP of Operations at a global manufacturer.
Leading in Context
MAY 28, 2025
By Linda Fisher Thornton There has been a lot of recent discussion around nationalism. The term has been used in ways that seem to put it on par with patriotism. To understand how its different, Ill take a look at nationalism, patriotism and globalism using an ethical lens. Without seeing them through an ethical lens, the differences are less clear.
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Next Level Blog
MAY 13, 2025
Congratulations! Youve just gotten promoted to your first executive level job. What do you do now? One of the big reasons I wrote The Next Level almost 20 years ago was that the expectations of new executives are always very high but hardly ever clearly defined. My goal with the book was to make the implicit behavioral expectations of new executives explicit.
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 30, 2025
Episode 305: Have you ever wondered if the way you communicate as a leader could destroy trust with your team? Even well-meaning leaders unintentionally send the wrong message through avoidable communication misstepsand when trust slips, so does performance, engagement, and morale. This episode is your radar check: a chance to spot the subtle mistakes that may be holding your leadership back and start making the small shifts that lead to powerful change.
Leading Blog
MAY 8, 2025
I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Sbastien Page on focusing on what makes us better: Traditional goals focus on outcomes, while mastery goals focus on process. Both are effective. Its important to set goals for process improvements. Dont overemphasize outcomes over process.
Leadership Freak
MAY 22, 2025
ou cant make people feel important. But you can show them they matter. Its destructive to foster feelings of insignificance. If someone doesnt contribute, they shouldnt be on the team. Don't say, "You matter." Prove it. Here are 7 unexpected ways to energize people by showing them they matter.
Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC
Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult
Rich Gee Group
MAY 27, 2025
Listen to the audio. I was coaching a senior leadership team last week when an alltoofamiliar scene unfolded. During a strategy session, one leader - lets call him Tom - hijacked every conversation. Tom spoke first, longest, and loudest. His points were halfbaked, light on data, and heavy on bravado. Meanwhile, the real subjectmatter experts sat silently, shrinking with every booming opinion Tom hurled across the room.
Sales Wolf Blog
MAY 20, 2025
Most companies do not suffer from a lack of effort. They suffer from a lack of coordinated direction. Most organizations are wasting valuable time because their people are not aligned towards what creates the most value for themselves, their Customers and their shareholders. Executives speak about strategy, but fail to operationalize it. Teams work hard, but rarely in unison.
Leading in Context
MAY 14, 2025
By Linda Fisher Thornton Developing an ethical self is important for good citizenship and good leadership. But what does it involve? Theres more to developing and maintaining an ethical self than trying to make good choices. Making ethical choices isnt easy, and while were struggling, our brains are actually working against us.
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 2, 2025
Episode 301: What if the key to improving productivity is simply learning how to delegate without anything falling through the cracks? Delegation is supposed to free up your time and build your teambut if you’re constantly chasing updates or getting back subpar work, it can feel more like a trap than a tool. This episode tackles that head-on, giving you the exact steps to make sure delegation actually works the way it shouldclear, clean, and effective.
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Leading Blog
MAY 29, 2025
I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Rich Diviney on the notion of peak performance: Repetitive peak performance is unrealistic because performance is often conditional. It typically requires a predictable and familiar environment. Repetitive peak performance is unrealistic because certainty is lifes foundational state.
Leadership Freak
MAY 26, 2025
Toxic leaders corrode teams. Self-serving leaders drain momentum. Ignoring the problem feels easier in the moment. But downward pull is destructive. The solution starts with turnaround conversations. Toxic leaders dominate environments. How to have turnaround conversations with toxic leaders.
Rich Gee Group
MAY 13, 2025
Listen to the interview. Breaking bad news to your standout performer is like telling a Formula1 driver their wheels are looseflub the timing and the whole team could crash at 200mph. The data gutpunch you cant dodge. 44% of managers admit giving critical feedback feels difficult or stressful, and oneinfive duck it altogether. ( HBR ) When employees get meaningful feedback every week, theyre fourtimes more engaged than their flashlightinthedark peers. ( Gallup ) Ignore the hard talks and watch d
Sales Wolf Blog
MAY 20, 2025
Steve Jobs famously stated, "I am convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance." Jobs' timeless quote underpins a hard truth: Not every year is a growth year. Some years are character years. Growth Hides in the Grind Every Founder / CEO chases the hockey stick. But before the curve, there is the slog.
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Joseph Lalonde
MAY 29, 2025
Reading is essential to growing yourself and the teams you lead. Whether through a paperback book, a hardcover book, or an audiobook, reading allows you access to leadership thoughts and ideas from some of the best and brightest minds around the world. It’s customary for me to share 5 great leadership books at the end of every month. I want you to consider picking up one, two, or all five of these great books.
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 5, 2025
Managing up well will build your influence, reduce stress, and improve your teams performance. How do I change my boss? This is one of the most frequently asked questions we hear from participants in our leadership development programs. So, lets get this out of the way: You cant change your boss. No matter how much you might wish otherwise, you cant control another persons behavior especially someone with more formal authority.
Leading Blog
MAY 15, 2025
I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Nick Bare on intentionality: Lack of intentionality leads to a repetition of what is easiest. Source: Go One More: Find the Clarity to Make Intentional, Life-Changing Choices II. Will Guidara on a point of view: If you try to be all things to all people, its proof that you dont have a point of viewand if you want to make an impact, you need to have a po
Leadership Freak
MAY 7, 2025
Feeling stuck? Youre not alone. Ruts drain energy and blur direction. This post outlines 7 practical laws to break freelike reflecting on patterns, facing hard truths, and trying something new. Even one small action can lead to clarity. Dont wait for motivation. Insight follows effort.
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Great Results Team Building
MAY 30, 2025
Ever think about what leads to truly PRODUCTIVE communication ? Ask a hundred people to describe the best leader theyve ever had, and youll hear remarkably similar answers. They wont mention titles. They wont talk about charisma or fancy strategy. What theyll remember are the moments how their leader made them feel valued how they were challenged with care how they left conversations feeling clearer, more capable, and more connected.
Sales Wolf Blog
MAY 29, 2025
If your best sales representative is not taking recruiter calls or checking the market once a quarter, then you do not have a high performer. You have a comfortable one. Let me be brutally clear: top-tier salespeople operate with leverage. They produce results that fund your payroll, power your marketing engine, and often cover the misfires of their average colleagues.
Women on Business
MAY 30, 2025
Brought to you by Zippy Shell: Moving offices marks an important step for expanding companies. It brings substantial obstacles that can disrupt business if not managed properly. Companies frequently misjudge how complicated workplace relocations are, resulting in expensive setbacks, broken equipment, and unhappy staff members.
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 8, 2025
Inheriting a Quiet Team? Heres How to Build a Culture of Voice You’re a human-centered leader who wants people to speak up and contribute their ideas. AND, you’ve inherited a quiet team, what to do next? Dear Asking for a Friend, “I inherited a team thats technically strong but emotionally silent. They dont bring concerns, ideas, or challenges forward.
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