Diversity & inclusion – what it means In honour of the 50th anniversary of Pride, it is fitting to talk about diversity & inclusion (D&I) as a leadership skill. Let’s start by tackling the proverbial elephant in the room – D&I… Continue Reading…
Accountability • advocate • ally • Building teams • Change • Confidence • Diversity • Effective Teams • Leadership • Retain Talent • Social Acceptance
July 4, 2022
Accountability • Agreement • Building teams • Change • Communication • Determination • Effective Teams • Embracing learning • Engaged Employees • Feedback • Group Meeting Dynamics • Leadership • Overcome Challenges • Purpose
June 27, 2022
Finding common ground or agreeing? The question of common ground surfaces when a group of individuals is discussing something where many perspectives, opinions, or views surface. In such moments, should we seek agreement, or should we seek alignment? Is there a… Continue Reading…
Accountable • Boundaries • Building teams • Career stallers • Communication • Difficult People • Effective Teams • Engaged Employees • Leadership • Motivation • Overcome Challenges • Rapport • Values • Work-life balance
June 20, 2022
Is checking out a common phenomenon? A startling statistic to ground this topic: one-third of employees will check out within 5-years of joining a company (see figure 1)! The cost of this issue is estimated by Gallup to be between 30-35% of… Continue Reading…
Accountability • Building teams • Communication • Confidence • Embracing learning • empathy • ESG • Leadership • mindfulness • Motivation • Purpose • Resilience • Self-Reflection • Success
June 13, 2022
The head or heart leadership debate Do the best leaders lead with their head or heart? This is indeed the million-dollar question! Bookshelves around the world are literally full of books promoting one leadership style over another or selling the… Continue Reading…
Accountability • Adapting • Building teams • Career • Change • Communication • Courage • Effective Teams • Embracing learning • Engaged Employees • Good Questions • Leadership • Management • Opportunities
June 6, 2022
Employees quit, why do some leaders take it personally? You’ve undoubtedly heard about the “Dear John” letter – it is the American quintessential break-up letter. A decision to resign is effectively a break-up! If I had a dollar for every… Continue Reading…