Leadership Development: Are Your Programs Engineered to Serve the Masses? – Part II

(*This is Part-2 in a 3-part series on the challenges organizations face when it comes to their Leadership Development Programs and a few ideas on how to make them even better!)   “You train animals, but you educate people. Make sure you understand the difference when it comes to the investment you make in developing your…

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Leadership Development: Are You Measuring the Wrong Thing? – Part I

(*This is Part-1 in a 3-part series on the challenges organizations face when it comes to their Leadership Development Programs and a few ideas on how to make them even better!)   “More isn’t always better. Sometimes it’s just more.”  ~ Barbara Benedek Every year organizations sends thousands and thousands of folks to attend leadership…

An Old Pandemic - Blaming Others

An Old Pandemic: Blaming Others

“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”  ~ Robert Anthony   Is it me or have you noticed that finger-pointing and blame has taken over and is running rampant throughout the world like the spread of a new virus. And it really doesn’t matter whether you’re watching the news, listening to…

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Leadership: Are you Avoiding Conflict?

“If you are in a leadership position, any you avoid conflict, speaking the truth (facts), or giving feedback, you might want to consider a different position!”  ~Joe Contrera   For more than two decades I have had the privilege of helping leaders develop their leadership and coaching skills. And yet…I am still amazed at the…

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Do You L-O-V-E What You Do?

“When work is a pleasure, life is joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.”  ~ Maxim Gorky    No matter which survey you look at, overall employee disengagement at work still remains frighteningly low. Which means that the percentage of employees who have loudly quit, quietly quit, disillusioned, and disengaged continues to negatively…