“Leadership is a future-oriented ability to establish direction, align people, and help others to work together. We believe a leader is...

As an internal consultant and a member of an internal consulting team (although “internal consultant” or “internal consulting” is not in...

From front-line leaders all the way up to C-suite leaders, I have seen, time and time again, how managers have made a mess in delivering...

I was contacted by a journalist writing a story about workplace communication, why human beings need human-to-human connection in the...

“Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from...

Have you noticed that, in many companies, employees often have no clue what many of the other employees in other functions do to support...

I’ve spent more than a decade working in three related and intersecting fields: Training, Learning & Development, and Leadership...

I have been asked about tips and strategies to help individuals be effective in working remotely during this COVID-19 (coronavirus)...

I thought this might be an interesting case study. I’ve come across many articles where writers (both lay and scholars) have stated that...

An Introduction to Management Consultancy by Marc Baaij is a book that really pulls back the curtains and reveals the inner workings of...

[From CCL’s description of the book]:An essential book on leadership development and coaching, Compass is the go-to reference to help...

Overplanning is defined as planning excessively or in more detail than is necessary. No Amount of Planning Can Ever Replace Just Getting...

“Layoffs are mostly bad for companies, harmful for the economy, and devastating for employees.” -Newsweek (2010) In December 2017, I...

In a Wall Street Journal article, Staats (2018) writes, “we have an action bias: We would rather be seen doing something than doing...

NOTE: For this book review, I intentionally and excessively quoted the authors throughout the post. I do this for two reasons: (1) I...

Many of us miss a key point about the importance of followership. Indeed, most people hold a negative view of followership (Kelley,...

One of the most popular coaching models in the world is the G.R.O.W. Model (Whitmore, 2017). GROW is one of the earliest (perhaps even...

Workplace Friendships: The Benefits When you work in close proximity to other people in an organization, it’s inevitable that friendships...

I was asked by a writer for my thoughts about physical workspaces (e.g., open office layout, green landscapes, expansive views, etc.) and...

“Coaching is helping another person reach higher levels of effectiveness by creating a dialogue that leads to awareness and action.”...