If you go into a group setting and tell everyone that you’re going to do an icebreaker, some will start to break out in hives. Others will play along. And some will genuinely enjoy. But you can make great, meaningful engagement and connection happen without ever even...
There’s been so much so much chatter about The Great Resignation, or as an artist friend of mine calls it, “The Big Quit.” It seems like it’s just inevitable. “Everyone’s quitting, and there’s not much we can do about it” seems to be the place of...
Your team might be running on fumes, but you can help them pick back up! It’s been a jam-packed couple of years. We’re all tired, we’re worn out, and most of us feel like we’re still having too many meetings. (Psst… check out last week’s video to help make turn...
What do you think is more important? To be interested—or to be interesting? You can actually answer that and see everyone else’s response right here. My answer to this question in today’s video might surprise you. I hope you choose to spend 7 minutes and 51...
7 Steps to Transform the Mundane into the Memorable Have you ever pondered, “How can I make bland subjects more appealing?” Recently, a client of mine had to attend an all-day training on a new database system, and the challenge was to make this...
Have you hit a learning plateau? Have you even noticed? Don’t duck under your desk—it’s ok. It tends to happen to all of us once we get to a certain point in our leadership roles. But while It’s ok, you should try to push past it. Hitting that learning plateau can...
Look around at your next meeting. Who’s truly engaged? How many people are subtly checking their email, scrolling through social media, or maybe even trying to sneak-watch the latest episode of Ted Lasso? Now try to add up all the productivity and salary dollars that...
One of the smartest people I know, Matt Church, said this to me once, and frankly, it stopped me in my tracks. Third option? What third option? What did this mean, and how was I supposed to use this idea to stretch my comfort zone and find the middle? Right now, we’re...
Vacuums come with a user guide, but why don’t people? “How do I manage up?” is one of the most frequent questions I hear from people. In other words, “how can I lead when I’m not in a position of leadership?” Everyone knows that they need to...
I just facilitated an informal “Coaching Clinic” session with 10 amazing leaders based in Taiwan. After the session, I asked the group how they felt about handing off the recording of our conversation to my editing team to make a video with some of the...
