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January 17th, 2019

What’s hot? Leadership must be developed and practiced by employees at all levels of an organization in order to create meaningful work and organizational results*.         So what? When you provide opportunities for people to develop leadership skills and exercise leadership you get the most from managers and employees alike, achieve strategic […]

January 3rd, 2019

What hot? A sampling of our favorite coaching questions So what? May they open up potential, hope, energy and focus for you now and throughout the year.                   What to do? Spend a few minutes now reflecting on the questions that follow and strengthen your intent and […]

December 20th, 2018

What’s hot? What a great time to start something new—at this time of year. ‘Tis the season we look to the past with fondness, the present with awe, and the future with great expectations.  It’s a rare time for many, a time where we actually stop to reflect, renew, restore, and re-create. So what? There’s […]

December 6th, 2018

What’s hot? Workship! The capacity to tend to the task at hand with intense care, service and devotion (even love!).  The ability to bring one’s whole being to the task at hand—heart and head—all of your intellectual, emotional, physical, and psychological capacities—in an act of service.   So what? A recent Gallop survey of 7,500 […]

November 23rd, 2018

What’s Hot: The time of year is fast approaching when we in the States officially take a day off to reflect and give thanks – something that is easy to overlook in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The same holds true in organizations where the impact of gratitude and recognition is just as […]

November 8th, 2018

What’s hot? Over the past 19 years, there has been such a significant slippage in leadership bench strength (leaders who can step in immediately to replace those retiring or moving on) that only 14% of companies surveyed report strong bench strength.*  It is time to face reality and re-examine traditional leadership development activities. So what? […]

October 25th, 2018

What’s hot? Leadership development and training programs are a $14 billion industry*.  Despite this, a whopping 75% of organizations report that their leadership development programs lack effectiveness**. So what? Corporate execs, T&D and HR managers need to develop new learning models that fit the needs of 21st century supervisors and aspiring leaders.  This is the […]

October 11th, 2018

What’s hot? Social media platforms have made it easy to record, share, and access instructional videos.  However, research published in Psychological Science* reveals that “merely watching others could cause people to attempt skills that they might not be ready or able to perform themselves”.               So what? In today’s time-crunched, […]

September 13th, 2018

What’s hot? Employers face the most acute talent shortage since 2006 (according to ManpowerGroup’s Talent Shortage Survey).  Couple that fact with a report from the Center for Creative Leadership that 40% of leaders hired at the senior level are pushed out, fail, or quit within the first 90 days.         So what? It’s […]

August 30th, 2018

What’s hot? What matters most is the leader’s approach to experience. As Robert J. Thomas points out in “Crucibles of Leadership”, successful leaders practice “strenuously as they perform”.           So what? Organizations can give managers at every level the opportunity to “practice as they perform” with 24/7 access to targeted leadership […]

August 16th, 2018

What’s hot? Social media platforms have made it easy to record, share, and access instructional videos.  However, research published in Psychological Science* reveals that “merely watching others could cause people to attempt skills that they might not be ready or able to perform themselves”.           So what? In today’s time-crunched, digital world, […]

August 2nd, 2018

What’s hot? Cornell University research* shows that immediate rewards increase intrinsic motivation, the positive feeling that comes from doing a task or activity and the factor that drives people to persist in the task after the reward is removed.             So what? When you give people an immediate bonus for […]

July 19th, 2018

What’s hot? History tells us that “followers” do not always follow. Some of the best followers are engaged. They confront, stand firm and otherwise ethically and firmly take a stand. Sometimes determination can turn to control and manipulation.               So What? Most manipulation entails an emotional ploy the other hopes […]

July 5th, 2018

What’s hot? Recent research reveals that the age-old Dale Carnegie advice to put yourself in another’s shoes isn’t an accurate way to determine what others are thinking or feeling.*               So what? These findings – if not explored – can send the wrong message to leaders and aspiring leaders.  […]

June 21st, 2018

What’s hot? In the book “Wait, What?” James Ryan, Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education, reminds us that clarity, compassion and wisdom come from asking questions. So what? If you are, or aspire to be, a leader there are bound to be occasions when you feel angry – because you’ve been hurt, are worried about […]

June 7th, 2018

What’s hot? Only 32% of working Americans report that their employer has taken new steps to prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace according to a survey by the American Psychological Association. So what? Despite the fact that employers are slow to take steps, individual employees are taking action. Roughly 50% of U.S. workers […]

May 24th, 2018

What’s hot? The days of looking up the organization for someone to develop you are on the wane. So what? Even if your company doesn’t offer development programs, there are always opportunities to sharpen your leadership skills according to Libby Gill, author of “The Hope-Driven Leader.”           What to do? Gill […]

May 17th, 2018

What’s hot? You blew a critical deadline, blew a big sale, or blew up at a colleague. It happens. The question is: what do genuine leaders do when it happens?  According to a study by the Forum Corp, only 19% of leaders apologize because they fear they will look weak or incompetent. However, the reality is […]