All in Learning & Development
When you do something for the first time, it’s natural to experience some trepidation, some uncertainty. Think about the first time you did anything - take your first steps, learn a new language, play a sport, hold a baby, etc. It’s brand new, it’s clumsy, and it always…
I’m incredibly excited to be speaking in two great back-to-back events in the upcoming weeks. First is INBOUND, a 4-day event in my old hometown, Boston. It’s been a…
It can be tempting to get stuck in the planning phase and wait until your plan is so perfect that nothing could possibly go wrong. But the problem is…
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If we know our values, and can articulate them to our partners in an honest dialogue, our chances of alignment, cooperation, mutual respect, and success increase significantly.
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Download materials from my recent speaking engagement at the Gallup CliftonStrengths Summit.
I am coming away from the Summit with a new energy filled with courage, purpose, and learning. Here are my top 3 learnings and takeaways from this year’s Summit…
We so often just want to hurry up and be heard, we forget to reflect and analyze who is the listener, the “consumer” of the message.
Those with Command as a Top 5 Strength bring decisiveness and emotional clarity. They have the ability to bring to light what is often avoided or unstated. They do not shy away from confrontation…
…The idea of walking into a bookstore or library and just knowing how much knowledge, how much intellect, how many years of thought and wisdom was in those books - that has always made me giddy with excitement…
I have used my Individualization to not only to get the most out of group collaboration, but also to build strong partnerships with my clients. I use this strength to “style-shift”…
It’s a cognitive shift - instead of obsessing over our weaknesses and how to fix them, it focuses on how we’re each uniquely talented and how we can capitalize on these strengths in new ways.
When creating job descriptions, onboarding programs, and other learning & development programs, leaders must create the conditions for that social learning to take place to allow for the best possible fit.
The solitude that nature brought over 2017 gave me the space to immerse myself in my own thoughts - both the fearful thoughts and the positive thoughts. It was, in a word, laborious.
... how do we actually teach the nuance of what is the right and wrong way to act in an organizational setting? Who decides what is right and wrong, and how do organizations design a curriculum to address it?
Whereas line-managers typically solve problems related their specific area of expertise, a leader can “zoom in and zoom out” of a problem, a micro and macro approach of sorts. With this approach and skill set, a leader exhibits unique problem-solving and decision-making capabilities. It is important to note...
Acronyms can make communications more efficient, helping us express our thoughts in a much more concise and accelerated manner. However, there are times when it can slow down cognition, consistently leaving listeners a few steps behind in...
