I have a biasThis is a difficult article for me to write without expressing a strong personal bias; either in words or energies. I am struggling for two reasons.The first is because I have first hand experience with the death, devastation and the hell caused when ones close to you find themselves in the jaws […]
I owned a telecommunications integration firm from 1987 until 2008. And while the company was located in Rhode Island I spent almost two years working exclusively in Manhattan from 1999 to 2000. (More about my background here.)What an experience! For those of you who have never had the opportunity to work in Manhattan for any […]
The “Centering Conversation” to Win Challenging ConversationsThe most difficult employee for the conscientious manager to deal with is the unconscientious employee. One of the main reasons those folks are so challenging to deal with is because they don’t play by the same rules as us.For instance, as a conscientious manager you believe in being honest; […]
Of all the human experiences we get to have, being in the presence of, or achieving, excellence in its true form, is one of the most inspiring of all.As leaders, we have the responsibility to and are paid to, recognize, promote, and achieve excellence, both in ourselves and in others.To that end we create countless […]
What The Un-Presidential Debate Taught UsRecently America witnessed the two individuals who are vying to lead the greatest nation in the world through the most challenging times it has faced in over 80 years.What we saw, regardless of which individual or party you may support, was anything but leadership….or at least it wasn’t conscious leadership.Instead […]
How every Conscious Leader will win by reaching (out to) their enemyBecause of what I do and the amount of time I spend researching, learning and teaching about conscious leadership I often find gems that impact me and my thinking.This week I want to share one of those gems with you. Something that every conscious […]
We have a problem with leadership in business today.And that problem is that we are doing it all wrong. We are using the wrong model for today’s quickly changing and networked world. We are in a historical place in the evolution of American business. We are transforming from an industrialized based economy to a knowledge […]
The Shift in Leadership Styles where the Org Chart moves Away from MALE to FEMALE “Energies”There is a shift occurring in the area of modern-day leadership models. This shift is being driven by the fact that the modern worker no longer operates best while working under the constraints of the typical Org Chart business model. […]