Achieving organizational change can require massive time and effort, but the power of three makes achieving any sized goal possible with ease. Paralysis. That’s my go-to strategy for big projects!  I joke, but really, the Mount Everests in work and life have that effect! Where do we start? What the heck do we do? I see it…

Blame is a symptom, and accountability is the cure. Blame gives us flawed humans a sense of control. It grants us an outlet for discomfort, pain, anger, and frustration.    And until people are heard or taken seriously in the workplace, they blame. What else can they do? The people who created the chaos they operate…

Uncovering and nurturing a hidden talent is the secret path to great retention, fantastic employee referrals, and it gives you the greatest leadership gift of all: the chance to change lives. Sadly, as leaders, we spend a lot of our time focused on shortcomings: annual evaluations, coaching sessions, disciplinary actions, and simply walking around our…

When great employees are hard to find and even harder to keep, putting your best foot forward throughout the new hire process becomes do or die. You have mere seconds and a few sentences to capture the right person for your organization. That is A LOT of pressure! Then you’ve got to pray they survive…

There’s a path that leads straight up to the pinnacle of your organizational dreams: Get good at the people stuff. Stay good at the people stuff. In my last blog, I wrote about leaders who dare to dream and why you should be one of them.  Deep down ALL leaders dream about leaving a legacy….

The very best leaders are a little risky and have big dreams. And they inspire the heck out of their teams. This week I listened to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” address. A speech that, though less than eighteen minutes long, managed to inspire countless people. I find it truly amazing that…

An inclusive and diverse culture is the right thing to build and maintain, but it can also be quite lucrative.  How often does doing the RIGHT THING benefit your bottom line? It doesn’t feel like it happens all that often, but it happens any time you focus on positively shaping your culture. Supporting a healthy…

Consider the employee perspective when planning festivities for all to appreciate and enjoy. Last week I had an interesting conversation about a holiday party that an organization had planned for their staff. A happy topic, right? But the person I was speaking with was frustrated that many of the non-supervisory staff members were not attending….

Fairness could very well be the secret to employee retention, engagement, and success. Did you know that by accepting low performance, you may be putting your best performers at risk? It’s true. Those high performers who you can always count on to get the job done are still only human, and by over-burdening them with an unfair…