Fear is bad for business. It lowers morale, engagement, and ultimately performance. Despite the overwhelming evidence about fear's debilitating impacts on performance, many leaders still resort to stoking people’s fears to get work done. Margaret Wheatley, author of...
In the same way you learn leadership from leaders, law from lawyers, and art from artists, you learn most about risk-taking from risk-takers. Emerson once wrote, “The great distinction between teachers, sacred or literary, is that one class speaks from within, or from...
My clients make me brave. That’s because for almost twenty years, I’ve run a courage-building consulting firm, Giant Leap Consulting. For over two decades, I’ve worked with thousands of leaders throughout the world, facilitating Courageous Leadership workshops. For...
The word “diversity” has become a bit of a political lightning rod in the last few years. It seems a bit silly to me. America is, has been, and always will be a melting pot. Many Americans, like myself, are ethnic mutts. I myself am a mixture of Irish, Norwegian,...
In a fast-moving workplace, leaders are expected to stay focused, balanced, and ready to guide others with clarity. But that starts long before you lead a team; it begins with how you lead yourself. This blog explores ten timeless practices that help leaders stay...
Before I became an organizational development professional, I was a professional high diver with the U.S. High Diving Team. Every day for seven years, I climbed to the top of a hundred-foot ladder, stood atop a one-foot-by-one-foot perch, and hurled myself off —...
Do you care about me? This is what people want to know when they work for you. They may not say it directly, but it is the core question that defines the relationship between you and the people you lead. When people believe the answer is “yes,” they will be more...
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