You want to inspire your team? Get your leadership team revved up to break through walls? Remind them of why we are doing this: what is the big overarching reason this company exists? What, beyond money, are they doing this job for? Simon Sinek literally wrote the book on this subject, “Start With Why: how […]

I recently re-read the book How Successful People Lead, by John C. Maxwell, after having a particularly challenging experience on a contracted project working with an executive team. What should have been a straight-forward operations assessment and recommendation project, turned into walking through a minefield, with every step dodging political bullets as they came whizzing […]

When I reflect upon the roles I’ve held in my career and the aspects that gave me the most joy and satisfaction, I can say without doubt the opportunity to mentor young talent has been the highlight. We all have them: the employee who is young, eager, and shows some innate promise. But so often […]