Up, Down, Sideways

Up, Down, Sideways

You’re a leader. That’s why you’re here. When most people think about leadership, they picture leading down — guiding employees, directing contractors, or managing team members who report to them. It’s the traditional view, and frankly, it’s where most leadership...
Leadership Is Not About the Start

Leadership Is Not About the Start

Isn’t the New Year great? New goals. Fresh plans. A sense of possibility. Teams gather, energy is high, and leaders do what leaders do best, paint a picture of what’s possible and invite everyone to move toward it together. And then… reality shows up. If you’ve ever...
Review and Reset

Review and Reset

Did the end of the year sneak up on you? As the year winds down, many leaders feel the pressure to push harder, move faster, and squeeze in just one more thing before the calendar turns. But the strongest leaders do something different. They pause. Not to slow...
Leadership in Uncertain Times

Leadership in Uncertain Times

  As a business leader right now, the odds are you’re not short on challenges. Market shifts. Workforce changes. Pressure to innovate while still meeting payroll. The last few years have felt like one long crisis management seminar—with no breaks and no cheat...
Leading Through Chaos

Leading Through Chaos

  If it seems to you as though the world is moving too fast these days, you’re not alone. Many of the senior managers and business owners we work with feel the same way. Chaos comes for every leader. It might show up as shifting political winds, a sudden market...
Managing Conflict

Managing Conflict

  Effective leadership sometimes consists as much in knowing what NOT to do as in knowing what you should do. That is especially true when it comes to conflict resolution. As a leader, you may be responsible for mediating conflict between others, whether you are...