Though adopting a hybrid model sounds like a natural solution for this period of uncertainty, it’s more complex than it seems.  Without knowing how COVID-19 will progress in 2021, leaders are scrambling to decide whether to reopen offices or to allow employees to...

You might be familiar with the idea that the events of your past (particularly of your childhood) continue to impact you today. But did you know that the same is true for culture challenges in your organization?    The events and attitudes that shaped your...

One secret to resiliency as a leader is self-compassion. The more readily you can forgive yourself for mistakes, the faster you can bounce back.    Some leaders may believe that forgiving yourself for your mistakes leads to laziness and a lack of ambition. In...

You have a business plan. You have a marketing plan. But do you have a relationship plan?    Most leaders would agree that success depends heavily on relationships — with team members, with suppliers, with partners, with clients and customers. Yet, many don’t...

What’s your current process for making a complex, high-stakes decision as a leader? Do you conduct extensive research?  Rely on your intuition? Ask for advice from trusted parties?    Most decision-making models include some version of each of these components....

Pay attention to people who annoy you or whom you wish you could be more like. They are mirrors for the parts of yourself you may have rejected.    This is the first step Erica Ariel Fox recommends leaders take to become better negotiators. Erica believes that...

Would you be brave enough to deliver a video training to hundreds of people for Tony Robbins…. with bandages all over your nose?    You might think that delivering a presentation at this magnitude with a bandaged face would be, at best, distracting. At worst? It...

Who would you be without your ambition to attain success?    Is your ambition driven by the need to create financial stability or make your mark on the world? Many leaders would candidly cite those motivators as the reason for their success.   Patrick...

John Rampton says his team would describe him as “overly relaxed.” But for him, it’s his >secret to leading through chaotic periods (such as post-pandemic).    As things rapidly change this year with back-to-the-office plans, there’s pressure for companies to...

Maybe you recognize yourself or another leader you know in this common but ineffective leadership pattern:  A leader wants to scale their organization, so they start working even harder, adding more hours to their workday and everyone else’s, pursuing results at the...

There are countless fitness training programs to optimize your physical health. But what about training programs to optimize your emotional health?    Many leaders have wellness routines that include activities like going to a spin class, lifting weights, and...

Launching a company without a clear mission statement is a recipe for disaster.    Yet, so many of us walk around as individuals without a clear “mission statement” for our lives… and then wonder why we don’t feel fulfilled or motivated.    This lack of...

Have you ever considered how your nutrition and exercise habits impact your abilities as a leader?   Just as you schedule meetings to speak with members of your team, it is imperative to schedule meetings for your well-being.   This week’s guest Lisa...

If you’re not embodying your authentic self, your team will sense that and begin to lose trust in you as a leader.    Dina Kaplan learned this lesson in her former career as the co-founder and COO of tech startup Blip.tv.   In the male-dominated world of...

Often the best companies to do business with are also likely the best companies to work for.    There is a direct connection between employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX) and the most successful senior leaders know this. Studies show that happy...

If you’ve ever been told to “just relax!” during a high-stress situation, you know exactly how unhelpful that advice is.  Where we are right now — on the cusp of post-pandemic life — is the definition of a high-stress situation for many leaders, as we navigate the...

Ever feel like there’s some annoying thing holding you back? Something that’s inhibiting your success in business or your personal life?   Maybe it’s related to mental health, such as depression, anxiety, or panic attacks. Maybe it’s actual physical pain, such as...

You can run and you can hide, but AI is coming to our workplaces whether we like it or not.   How AI will impact leadership & business for you   Although AI has already been implemented into the workforce in factory or repetitive work, it hasn’t...

Here’s a question you may not have asked yourself, but should: How do your past wounds impact your leadership today? Most leaders, if they haven’t done the work to heal them, are carrying core wounds from childhood into their professional life and not realizing their...

Are you or your employees feeling “so over it” and overwhelmed? After a year of change, isolation and upheaval from the impacts of COVID, I’m hearing from almost every CEO that I coach the deep concern that they have about the overbearing stress employees are...

If you are in contract negotiations with a Chinese-owned business, and there are more than three people on the other side of the room, chances are one of them is a face reader, says my guest, Eric Standop, who is a facial diagnostics expert. So, what is face reading?...