Posts

• Someone Just Lost their Cool in Your Meeting. Now What? (August 16, 2026)
• The 4 Words That Stop a Tug-of-War Conversation Before It Starts (July 12, 2026)
• You Can’t Thrive at Work if You Never Actually Leave (June 12, 2026)
• Are You Playing Checkers or Chess with Your Team? (May 25, 2026)
• The One Thing Leaders Forget to Talk About During Change (April 22, 2026)
• What AI can’t replace in leadership (March 24, 2026)
• It doesn't mean you're doing it wrong—it means you're doing leadership (February 6, 2026)
• Highlights from last year, questions for next year (December 30, 2025)
• The Eavestrough Effect and an End of Year Team Icebreaker (November 29, 2025)
• Open the Books, Improve the Culture (November 4, 2025)
• The Words on the Walls and Four Common Feedback Mistakes (October 6, 2025)
• Spot the Tension and "The Permission Slip" (September 3, 2025)
• Your 4-Week R&R Challenge (June 19, 2025)
• Unlock Engagement: The 3 P’s of Inclusive Meetings (June 2, 2025)
• How to Relate to People on the “Other” Side (May 5, 2025)
• Unlocking Human Potential in the Age of AI (April 3, 2025)
• 3 Ways to Lead in This Time of Tariffs, Wars, & Constant Change (March 11, 2025)
• Confident Humility: The Leader's Superpower (February 7, 2025)
• The 3 Best Decisions I've Ever Made (and What They Taught Me About Leadership) (November 22, 2024)
• Decoding Change: Making a Complex Plan Simple to Understand (October 29, 2024)
• How To Avoid Paralysis by Analysis (October 15, 2024)
• Non-Negotiables in Change Management: Become Short Term AND Long Term Focused (October 5, 2024)
• Why Your Team Resists Change (Even When They Agree With It) (September 18, 2024)
• The Progress Paradox: Embracing Innovation AND Consistency (September 5, 2024)
• Team Health Assessment (August 5, 2024)
• The Summer R&R Challenge (July 1, 2024)
• Coordination (and Leadership) Challenge (June 9, 2024)
• Unlocking Engagement: 3 Ways to Boost Team Morale (May 7, 2024)
• Is Your Hybrid Team Truly Thriving? Ask These 3 Crucial Questions (April 17, 2024)
• Feedback Strategies: The 3 Foundations of Effective Communication (April 12, 2024)
• The 1-Minute Feedback Challenge (April 4, 2024)
• Maximizing Momentum: Optimizing Q1 Closure for a Successful Year Ahead (March 8, 2024)
• Leveraging Tension: The Secret to Resilient Leadership (February 21, 2024)
• Leadership Decision-Making: Embracing Logic and Intuition + DIY Team Activity (February 10, 2024)
• The Power of Active Empathy (January 22, 2024)
• 6 Magical Words to Avoid Burnout (November 29, 2023)
• Navigating the Tensions of Effective Parenting: A Lesson in Leadership (November 12, 2023)
• Communication Hack & DIY Team Activity (November 5, 2023)
• How to Align Your Team (October 13, 2023)
• Do you work in a team or a group? (September 19, 2023)
• The 3 Critical Differences Between a High-Performing Team and a Group of People (September 5, 2023)
• Why Most Teams Don’t Work (August 1, 2023)
• Most Teams Don't Work! The High Price of Team Dysfunction AND How to Overcome It (July 28, 2023)
• Summer Recover Tip (Activity AND Rest) (July 18, 2023)
• How to Receive Feedback: 3 Essential Tips (July 6, 2023)
• DIY TEAM ACTIVITY: The Summer Snapshot Challenge (July 1, 2023)
• Unlocking the Power of Ownership: Empowerment + Accountability (June 21, 2023)
• The Ownership Paradox: Increasing Empowerment AND Accountability (June 15, 2023)
• Embrace Structure and Flexibility for a Thriving Team (June 6, 2023)
• Share the Love - Team Activity (June 3, 2023)
• Struggling to Balance Collaborative and Independent Work in Your Team? (May 16, 2023)
• The Best of Both Worlds: Encouraging Collaboration AND Independent Work (May 10, 2023)
• Team Building Hack: How to Build Bridges AND Check Boxes! (May 3, 2023)
• Two Truths and a Dream - Team Icebreaker (May 1, 2023)
• Upgrade Your Team's Communication Game (April 18, 2023)
• How to Speak Your Truth: Mastering the Art of Candid yet Compassionate Dialogue (April 15, 2023)
• Leading with Courage: Inspiring Your Team to Reach New Heights (April 4, 2023)
• Overcoming the “Back to the Office” Dilemma (March 23, 2023)
• A Winning Approach to the “Back to the Office” Dilemma: Promote Structure AND Flexibility (March 21, 2023)
• The Secret to a Thriving Workplace: Learning to Embrace What Most Leaders Avoid (March 1, 2023)
• The secret to a thriving workplace (February 21, 2023)
• Team Building Activity - Stoplight Reflection (February 5, 2023)
• Why you won’t achieve work/life balance this year (January 12, 2023)
• Why you WON’T achieve work/life balance in the new year (and how to have a great year anyway) (January 6, 2023)
• Reflections From 2022 (January 1, 2023)
• Year End Reflection: Insights from 2022, and Encouragement for 2023 (December 20, 2022)
• Confidence AND Humility (November 16, 2022)
• The Secret To Hybrid Work (November 1, 2022)
• The Secret to Hybrid Teamwork (October 30, 2022)
• How To Be a Confident AND Humble Leader (October 19, 2022)
• The Secret to Sustainability: Caring for Others AND Caring for Yourself (October 11, 2022)
• The Secret to Sustainability: Caring for Others AND Caring for Yourself (October 6, 2022)
• The Leadership Test (September 15, 2022)
• The High-Performance Paradox: Having Expectations AND Extending Grace (September 3, 2022)
• The High-Performance Paradox: Having Expectations AND Extending Grace (September 1, 2022)
• Focus On What's Working (August 1, 2022)
• Can your team tell if they’re winning or losing? (July 13, 2022)
• Do Great Leaders Focus on Profit or Purpose? (June 30, 2022)
• Should Your Next Event be In-Person, Virtual or Hybrid? (June 22, 2022)
• Are you an optimist OR a realist? Big mistake! Here’s why… (May 26, 2022)
• How to Innovate AND Hold on to What Matters! (May 3, 2022)
• How to Innovate AND Hold on to What Matters! (April 29, 2022)
• If this change is supposed to be good, why doesn't it feel good? (April 19, 2022)
• Why Most Change Initiatives Fail (and how to make sure yours doesn't!) (April 5, 2022)
• Why Most Change Initiatives Fail (and how to ensure yours doesn’t!) (April 4, 2022)
• Help! My team doesn’t want to return to the office. (March 8, 2022)
• Help! My team doesn’t want to return to the office. (March 6, 2022)
• “Uncommon” Sense Leadership (February 14, 2022)
• DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? (January 31, 2022)
• ALL IN BUT BURNT OUT (January 11, 2022)
• High Fives & High Hopes (December 15, 2021)
• THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE PARADOX (December 1, 2021)
• HGTV’s Colin & Justin’s take on Profit vs. Purpose (November 3, 2021)
• BIG DREAMS VERSUS THE BOTTOM LINE (November 1, 2021)
• Make your next Zoom meeting more enjoyable! (October 25, 2021)
• Outsmarting Change - a conversation with Tim Schurrer of StoryBrand (October 14, 2021)
• OUTSMARTING CHANGE (October 4, 2021)
• Paw Patrol Syndrome (September 14, 2021)
• The Paw Patrol Syndrome (September 14, 2021)
• Back to School Sale (August 17, 2021)
• What is Healthy Tension? (August 13, 2021)
• Is Lack of Connection Killing Your Culture? (August 10, 2021)
• Try This Icebreaker at Your Next Virtual Meeting (August 5, 2021)
• The Secret to Virtual Teamwork (August 1, 2021)
• How To Host a Virtual Holiday Party (July 27, 2021)
• Virtual Icebreaker - October Surprise! (July 27, 2021)
• Virtual Icebreaker - Workspace Who-Am-I? (July 27, 2021)
• Do-It-Yourself Virtual Team Building (July 27, 2021)
• Why A Good Change Can Feel Really Bad (July 27, 2021)
• Virtual Scattergories (and More!) (July 27, 2021)
• The Pitfalls of Pivoting (July 27, 2021)
• Zoom Basics (July 27, 2021)
• How to Take Care of Yourself…when you’re taking care of everyone else. (July 27, 2021)
• What’s Essential About Your Service? (July 27, 2021)
• How to Stay Strong and Focused while Working From Home (July 27, 2021)
• Do You Have What It Takes? (July 27, 2021)
• 3 Leadership Questions to Ask Yourself In A Crisis (July 27, 2021)
• Accomplishing Tasks AND Developing Relationships (July 27, 2021)
• Manage These 3 Tensions for a Healthy Team (July 27, 2021)
• Working Collaboratively AND Working Independently (July 27, 2021)
• Embrace Change AND Preserve Stability (July 27, 2021)
• Does Your Leadership Build Bridges or Walls? (July 27, 2021)
• The Best Holiday Party Game Ever! (July 27, 2021)
• Giving Each Other Freedom AND Holding Each Other Responsible (July 27, 2021)
• A Leader’s Guide to a Thriving Holiday Season (July 27, 2021)
• 3 Tips on Hiring The Right Keynote Speaker (July 27, 2021)
• The Reason Why Most Team Building Workshops Don’t Work (July 27, 2021)
• How to Have a Win/Win Conversation When You Don’t See Eye-To-Eye (July 27, 2021)
• A Very Exciting Announcement (July 27, 2021)
• Why Either/Or Thinking is Sabotaging Your Leadership (July 27, 2021)
• Managing Tensions as a New Manager (July 27, 2021)
• 5 Ways to Make Sure Summer Vacations Don’t Kill Team Productivity (July 27, 2021)
• How to Focus on the Team AND the Individual (July 27, 2021)
• Embracing Change While Preserving Tradition (July 27, 2021)
• Leadership Lessons from Migrant Workers (July 27, 2021)
• 10 Signs Your Team is Stuck - and What To Do About It. (July 27, 2021)
• How to Avoid a Team-Building Nightmare (July 27, 2021)
• 3 Things That Make or Break Every Team (July 27, 2021)
• All Work, All Play - Lessons from India (July 22, 2021)
• Healthy Tension (July 13, 2021)
• COVID Reflections (June 29, 2021)
• Your Online Meeting Checklist (May 18, 2021)
• The 3 Key Tensions of Virtual Teamwork (April 20, 2021)
• The One Thing Brené Brown and Obama Agree On (March 16, 2021)