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I was sitting in a room with 12 owners of businesses recently. I had the opportunity to update them on what I have been doing and new initiatives I was launching. I received a lot of excellent feedback on how to improve my new offerings. Then one owner looked at me and said, “I have known...

Yesterday I had the opportunity to join a full day meeting with many of my friends/clients. These are owners of companies that are successful. I was asked to provide insight into what is new in the assessment world, hiring in today's employment market, and in leadership development. I have worked...

There is an interesting wrinkle in the employment market. AI has arrived. I had a great conversation recently with a friend who runs a recruiting firm. He was telling me about his most recent client challenges.

AI (artificial intelligence) - the good, the bad, and the unknown

Let's look at the...

Honestly...the whole training, development, and learning world has become so confusing. Do you want to know the real reason for this? Simple, people are trying to sell what they have developed but not necessarily what you need. On top of this, there are literally tens of thousands of different...

I had someone ask me recently, "Why do you have so much passion in doing leadership development work with organizations?" The answer is simple, for me, it is because I know first hand the challenges, joys, frustrations, fears, hopes, failures, and opportunities of being a leader. When I started...

I love the movie "Scrooge"! The old miser being changed by the visits from 3 different spirits. The journey from a bleak and unhappy place to a bright and joy filled future. Can people really change like that? It depends. That kind of change only happens when the deepest parts of ourselves are...

Do you know what it is like when you feel stuck? The work keeps coming and you keep doing, but it seems like your forward movement is minimal. This is the reality for the majority of people. It has many names; being stuck, burnout, inertia, too busy, overwhelmed. The outcome is the same. An...

This is the time of year when everyone is working on their plans for the new year. Long hours of reviewing numbers, tracking sales and customer data, reviewing operations. All of these are a part of the planning process. This data is then used to create the best plan for the year to come. GREAT!...

Habits. We all have them. We all have some idea of how our habits impact us...usually after the fact. Have you ever wanted to change your habits? Have you identified habits in your life that are hurting you or holding you back? The answer to those questions is probably yes. But changing habits is...

Do you know what it feels like when you hear someone say, "we are too busy?" Do you simply accept that statement? Do you ask any questions when you hear that?

Spoiler alert: This mindset of being "too busy" can be changed with a revolutionary approach to equipping people.

TIME

At the root of "we...

People. So complex and so dynamic! If you have ever led a group or team of people, and you probably have at some point in your life, you know what a challenge that can be. Just leading ourselves can be a challenge! I am going to share some insights that are serious and seem bleak. Why? Because...

What a week! In one short week we have had two major clients unexpectedly put everything on hold. Talk about a gut punch!

The reasons are different. One has had an unexpected shortfall in revenue. The other has operational issues that have pulled them so far down into the weeds that they are...