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Conventional wisdom says that pairing critical feedback with positive feedback will make it easier for the recipient to process the bad...

I live in Minnesota which has an interesting history of corporate stewardship and community engagement. So it isn’t surprising that...

Are you a life-long learner? Strong leaders understand that their journey is a continuous one, requiring them to evolve and adapt...

For me, August is traditionally a time when I prioritize recharging in ways that support my overall wellbeing. Some years we take family...

When we think about who in an organization has the most influence on organizational culture, it is easy to point to the executive team...

Trust in business shows up in a multitude of ways. Trust between a business and its customers is essential for growth and continued...

A Key to Finding the Right Fit for the Modern Executive Several people in my network have recently found themselves in unexpected job...

Not that long ago, I was working with a leader who was in a new role, reporting directly to the CEO. It was a demanding role and the...

Where does resilience fall on your list of healthy workplace culture attributes? As we continue to look at factors that shape workplace...

How’s your stress level? Is it higher or lower than last week, last month, or last year? There are times when stress can be motivating,...

Effective organization-wide communication helps to establish and reinforce shared values, expectations, and norms, and it also fosters a...

Many organizations I work with pride themselves on having an inclusive culture. But if you asked the people from under-represented and...

A while ago, a client asked me after conversations with leaders on his team and his peers, how do we know if the work we are doing...

Starting a new year there can be a natural push and pull between old and new; the current state of things and the desired state. The...

While conversation about gratitude is typically concentrated at the end of the year, there are many personal and organizational benefits...

Over the last three years, women have been leaving the workforce at higher rates than men and at higher rates than in previous similar...

The stats on how many ads, images, videos, emails, texts and more that the typical American encounters daily are staggering. For leaders,...

Conversations about career aspirations are great but as a leader, you may be thinking about how to go from talking to planning. This is a...

An ocean of digital ink has been spilled about the phrase “quiet quitting,” and what it signifies or doesn’t. One interpretation is about...

It would be wonderful to live in a world where people didn’t have to spend time recovering from personal and community traumas — or even...