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Too Many Actors on the Stage

One of the disciplines that informs our work with leaders and teams is neuroscience. Neuroscience is technically the study of the nervous system; our interest in it is in the context of leadership effectiveness and how the brain functions in a business setting. I’ve...

How to Be Direct Without Being Bitchy

In a recent conversation with a client, she expressed frustration that her team members were not following through on work direction. Several balls had been dropped and they were now behind the eight ball. I asked her how she went about providing the work direction....

Tweak… or Transform?

In the day–to-day grind it can be hard to know what’s needed to make the biggest difference.  It’s easy to get caught up in the details or the personality clashes that surface in work environments.  As a leader, you’re charged with having the insight and vision to...

Where Does Organizational Transformation Begin?

Imagine you are CEO of Willy’s Widgets. You realize the last time you developed a new widget was 2006, your sales are in a terminal slump, and expenses are climbing. To top it off, your executive team is behaving like a bunch of toddlers throwing tantrums, fighting,...

Counteracting the “Side Effects” of Being a CEO

It’s lonely at the top, and it’s also really tough! The role of CEO is a complex one, and it’s changed a lot in the past decade. In a climate of rapid change with very little stability, today’s CEOs are under enormous pressure. New markets and technologies are...