November 3 has always been an emotional day for me. This year will be no different. On November 1, 1988, my wife and I were at the hospital with my father who, until a few days earlier, seemed physically indestructible.…
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What Leading with Optimism Really Looks Like
Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan
Posted in Culture, Leadership/Management, Michelle Gielan, Resilience, Shawn Achor
When there is negative news everywhere you look and unprecedented financial and logistical challenges facing so many companies, it can be tough to advise people to stay positive. Many leaders we work with worry, especially now during the global pandemic, that trying…
Tagged with: leadership, MIchelle Gielan, news_home2, optimistic leadership, positive psychology, Shawn Achor
The Leadership Quality that Separates Mediocre Bosses from Great Ones
Why has leadership development become such a joke? Maybe because I hear this weekly at companies large and small, across all industries and countries: “He’s a great leader, but he’s not very good with people.” Our research informs us that…
The Stunning Power of Knowing Thyself
This article by Clifton Leaf was first published on Fortune. Long ago, on the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, the Seven Sages were said to have carved two words into a stone: Know Thyself. The words, Socrates tells us, were to be…
5 Essential Lessons My Clients Taught Me in 2016
Dr. Tasha Eurich
Posted in Dr. Tasha Eurich, Leadership/Management, Peak Performance, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized
In addition to providing a welcome opportunity to eat and drink with wild abandon, the holidays are a great time to reflect on our year. Personally, 2016 required me to get out of my comfort zone. I temporarily scaled back…
7 Ways To Transform Your Leadership
There are few things more frustrating in business than poor, weak or misguided leadership. Show me a business with poor leadership and I will show you a business that is dysfunctional, inefficient, and struggling to keep its head above water. When…
Using a Technology Halo to Increase your Customer WOW Factor
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Posted in Connecting, Customer Loyalty, Leadership/Management, Scott Klososky, Social Technology/Social Media, Technology, Uncategorized
This article by Corey White of Future Point of View, Scott Klososky’s consulting firm, was first published on Technology Story. A quick keyword search on Google reports that in the month of October the term “digital marketing” was searched 135,000…
Uber vs Taxi: A lesson in adapting to market trends
Rowdy McLean
Posted in Change, Competition, Consumer Trends, Innovation, Leadership/Management, Rowdy McLean, Strategy, Transformation, Uncategorized
The Uber transport phenomenon has upset people all over the world. Some people absolutely love it and some people categorically hate it. Uber users love it. Taxi companies hate it. I don’t have any sympathy for the taxi companies, and…
Tagged with: adapting to market trends, innovation, leadership, market trends, Rowdy Mclean, uber vs taxi
Does Your Office Have a Positive Vibe?
Shawn Achor
Posted in Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership/Management, Positivity, Shawn Achor, Uncategorized
Help people fall in love with your company. In any line of work, there’s a good chance you do your fair of selling. You’re selling your ideas, your products, even yourself. Maybe you’re not in sales—but don’t forget to sell…
To See Solutions, Look at Problems From Everyone’s Perspective
Dr. Tasha Eurich
Posted in Communication, Dr. Tasha Eurich, Leadership/Management, Peak Performance, Uncategorized
I recently spent a week in Manila with one of my favorite clients. The trip was fantastic, but getting there was, to put it mildly, a bit of a nightmare. After many hours of hopelessly boarding and deplaning a Hong…
Tagged with: communication skills, emotional intelligence, Empathy, leadership, perspective, tasha eurich
Reaching Success and Significance: An Interview with Dr. Nido Qubein
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Posted in Dr. Nido Qubein, Inspiration, Leadership/Management, Nido Qubein, Peak Performance, Uncategorized
This podcast interview with Dr. Nido Qubein was conducted by Misti Burmeister and was first published on mistiburmeister.com. Beyond being one of the most articulate communicators on the planet, Dr. Nido Qubein is a humble leader, with a waiting line…
Why Humble Leaders Inspire Loyal Teams
Dr. Tasha Eurich
Posted in Dr. Tasha Eurich, Employee Engagement, Human Resources, Inspiration, Leadership/Management, Uncategorized
Last week, my mom told me a gem of a story. She was 23 and had just started her first year as a high school English teacher. One day, she got out the record player as part of a lesson,…
Don’t Let Fear Stop You!
Rowdy McLean
Posted in Leadership/Management, Motivation, Peak Performance, Rowdy McLean, Uncategorized
I get to work with a lot of executive management groups across the globe; helping them develop strategies to play a bigger game, achieve more, be more, do more and have more. I find the dynamics and interactions of these…
Putnam Discusses Creating a Culture of Innovation
“Turbulence is inevitable, but misery is optional,” author and former Southwest Airlines CEO Howard Putnam told 2000 attendees at the 2015 NACHA Payments System Awards Luncheon in New Orleans, sponsored by TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, Tuesday, April 21, at…
Tagged with: CEO of Southwest Airlines, company culture, howard putnam, innovation, leadership, NACHA Payments 2015
Why Continuing Education is Vital For Every Entrepreneur
This article was originally published on Future Point of View. A college degree, such as a bachelor’s degree, is important. A degree of this kind opens a wide range of doors for any person hoping to break into an enterprise. It also…
Tagged with: continuing education, entrepreneurs, FPOV, Future Point of View, leaders, leadership, Scott Klososky, technology
Leadership Behaviors Required for a Customer Focused Culture
Lisa Ford
Posted in Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Human Resources, Leadership/Management, Lisa Ford
Culture is reflected in how people behave. It is a given if you want to change your culture, you must change behaviors. Leaders set the example as they demonstrate it’s about everyone’s behavior. Leadership has to be focused on the…
Top 8 Lessons My Clients Taught Me in 2014
It’s been an unbelievable year. I’ve worked with executives in oil and gas, hospitality, accounting, utilities, engineering, construction, retail, steel, education, manufacturing, IT, and banking (to name a few!). I’ve helped my clients become and build better leaders, develop and…
Humalogy, the Perfect Blending of Humanity & Technology
This article by Tom Henricksen was originally published on MyITCoachCareer.com. “In the old days, we painstakingly copied our emails onto paper, put a stamp on them and mailed them to arrive 4 to 5 days later. We also churned…
Marketing in the Digital Age
A look at four essential technology strategies The responsibilities of an organization’s leadership team are not getting any easier. As technology continues to change the business landscape for the C-suite, you must now lead your company in using that technology…
TEDxMileHigh: Be Awesome at Anything – Dr. Tasha Eurich
Is leadership something we’re born with, or can we learn to be better leaders? In this thought-provoking talk at TEDxMileHigh Emergence 2014, Dr. Tasha Eurich shares three key steps to be not just awesome at leadership, but anything else you…