PeopleHow to Give White Flag FeedbackHow to Give White Flag® Feedback Delivering effective feedback is enormously important and enormously challenging. I have spoken about this in my last two blogs. I identified the three reasons why the feedback is so challenging namely the confusion between...Aug 16, 2017
PeopleA Useful Metaphor: An Organization is a HouseMetaphors are useful. They help us to appreciate ideas, especially innovative ideas, by putting them into a context we already understand. A...Feb 27, 2018
PeopleIs It Appropriate to Behave Like a Child at Work?Recently, an employee at one of my clients suddenly quit his job and provided no notice or grace period. He claimed his...Oct 31, 2017
PeopleMoving from Judgement to Coaching: The Four Quadrants ToolIs it a good idea to judge others? The Bible says no. “Do not judge, or you will be judged…For in the...Jun 22, 2018
PeopleOld Habits Die Hard: Management Ideas and Employee EngagementThey say old habits die hard. It’s true. Some scientists explain this by explaining how 90-95% of our brain activity is unconscious....Jun 5, 2017
PeopleGreat Leaders Use and Encourage ExperimentationHave you ever wondered where and when the medical profession learned about germ theory? Thanks to someone who was willing to challenge...Sep 20, 2018
PeopleFour Reasons Why Managers Are So Poor at FeedbackMost HR professionals believe that a manager’s most important job is to give feedback to employees. Yet most managers are so poor...Oct 18, 2018
PeopleTrust and Systems Thinking – Perfect TogetherThe health and results of an organization are directly dependent upon having a healthy foundation of trust. An organization cannot achieve optimum...Aug 27, 2018
People5 Do’s and Don’ts of a Leader-FacilitatorThe purpose of any leadership development program must be to improve outcomes. Two ideal outcomes are employee engagement and customer experience. If...Jul 30, 2018
LifeDo You Use the Language of Agreements or Command and Control?Have you ever received an e-mail that read from someone making a command? It might read, “I need this task done by...Mar 2, 2017
PeopleFour Reasons Why Managers Are So Poor at FeedbackMost HR professionals believe that a manager’s most important job is to give feedback to employees. Yet most managers are so poor at it which means the feedback is infrequent, poorly timed, of poor quality, or all three. Why? Research...Oct 18, 2018
PeopleAn Optimum Leader Must Exercise the Empathy MuscleOne morning I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts for coffee. While leaving the parking lot, I was rushing and accidently backed up...Oct 1, 2018
PeopleGreat Leaders Use and Encourage ExperimentationHave you ever wondered where and when the medical profession learned about germ theory? Thanks to someone who was willing to challenge...Sep 20, 2018
PeopleLeaders Inspire Trust with The Learning CycleA systems thinker avoids expressing blame because it damages trust and does nothing to address the real root causes of mistakes or...Sep 10, 2018C-SUITE NETWORK™PeopleIf You Want Optimum Trust and Success You Better BehaveSome organizations have achieved incredible success despite leaders who exhibit questionable behaviors. There are numerous stories about the petulance of Steve Jobs....Sep 4, 2018
PeopleTrust and Systems Thinking – Perfect TogetherThe health and results of an organization are directly dependent upon having a healthy foundation of trust. An organization cannot achieve optimum...Aug 27, 2018
PeopleThe Most Powerful Leadership Tool: Systems ThinkingLeadership is challenging because it’s paradoxical. We want control, but we don’t want micro-management. We want freedom to act, but we don’t...Aug 9, 2018
People5 Do’s and Don’ts of a Leader-FacilitatorThe purpose of any leadership development program must be to improve outcomes. Two ideal outcomes are employee engagement and customer experience. If...Jul 30, 2018
PeopleBureaucracy or Trust? Choose One!The old cliché reads, “Actions speak louder than words.” It’s true. It’s especially true when a leader wants people to trust him/her. ...Jul 10, 2018
PeopleTHINK-BEHAVE-LEARN-IMPROVE: A Change Management SolutionA leader's ability to manage change will have a direct impact on employee engagement. Employee engagement is paramount for organizations that value...Jul 2, 2018Want a page like this? Learn how to get listed →




































