Have You Found Your Pause Button for Thanksgiving?
Every year, Thanksgiving arrives right on schedule. And yet, somehow, it still manages to sneak up on us. One minute...
Heavy Lifting Requires Recovery: Are You Getting Enough?
Do you know how sometimes you can hear a message a dozen times, but then one version, on one random...
Mold or Mildew: Do you Know What’s Really Growing in Your Workplace?
It can sometimes be tricky to tell whether workplace challenges are surface-level or signs of something deeper. As an Organizational...
How to “Water” Trust—5 Ways to Lower Employee Defenses
In my last post, “Do You Know How to Lower and Remove Your Employees’ Defenses?”, I explored what happens when...
Do You Know How to Lower and Remove Your Employees’ Defenses?
Trust is hands-down one of the most important elements in an organization. It’s the bedrock of psychological safety—the type of...
Leadership, Planks, and the Power of Pushing Through
By the time I finished the fifth plank variation, I knew I had made a mistake. Now, to be fair,...
Scent or Odor: What Kind of Smell do you leave behind as a Leader?
“A good fragrance is really a powerful cocktail of memories and emotion.”― Jeffrey Stepakoff, The Orchard “Odors have a power of persuasion...
Plastic or Ceramic: How Do You Handle Impact as a Leader?
Before I fully realized what had happened, I heard the crash and shattering on the floor. One simple motion—opening a...
$18 in Quarters???: The Cost of Heavy Leadership Communication
Recently, I witnessed an interesting moment while checking out at Walmart. A young associate was assisting an elderly woman who...
When the Thumb Fails: What a Swollen Thumb Teaches Us About Leadership
A while ago, I suffered a mysterious thumb injury. One day it was fine, and the next, it had swollen...