The “Centering Conversation” to Win Challenging Conversations The 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; making certain you…
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 mission statements and…
What The Un-Presidential Debate Taught Us Recently 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 of demonstrating…
Leadership and Managemnt One of the biggest impacts the Covid-19 experience is already having in the world is in the area of business leadership and management. 8 weeks ago, our economy was the strongest in history. The class of 2020 was going to enter the strongest job market in 50 years. Then, it was as if we witnessed the Challenger…
“Reaching (out to) Your Enemy” Because of what I do, where my work takes me 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. It is short, to the point and quite moving.…
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 economy. And it doesn’t…
The Shift in Leadership Styles 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. Since virtually all of our companies are designed to…