Vince Molinaro's Community of Leaders (2024a) book is a follow-up to his previous book, Accountable Leaders (2020). In the last chapter...

I see many people on social media posting about burnout & how to manage burnout — BUT almost always only as an individual way to...

Jessica Chen's book, "Smart, Not Loud: How to Get Noticed at Work for All the Right Reasons" is fantastic! "The Quiet Culture bias is the...

This story is about a former classmate and the life-changing gift and words of encouragement she shared with me that forever changed my...

"Two men look out the same prison bars: One sees mud and the other stars." -Frederick Langbridge It's very easy and so tempting to be...

The Cambridge Dictionary defines the saying, "light a fire under someone" in this manner: to make someone act quickly or forcefully,...

I was once part of a leadership development initiative (in 2019) that required partnering and collaborating with a third-party vendor,...

SUMMARY Based on her many years of watching all types of individuals react to the issues surrounding diversity, equity, inclusion, and...

“Our lives are measured in moments, and defining moments are the ones that endure in our memories.” -Chip Heath & Dan Heath In The Power...

Professor Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management says a values-based leader aims to...

Photo: Screenshots of Apple 1984 Super Bowl TV Commercial I have been in companies that operated with an extremely competitive culture...

A terrific book I finished last year (in 2021) is Think Again by Adam Grant. Grant says the ability to rethink (or think again) and...

“The time-honored tradition of defining career development in terms of promotions, moves, or title changes is dead.” -Julie Winkle...

To ensure that I don’t overwhelm the reader, I have divided the article into SECTIONS: In SECTION 1, I’ll talk about the concept, origin,...

“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...

Kindness From a Stranger This is the first time I’ve shared this story. It’s not earth-shattering, traumatic, or dramatic, just a small...

“What we have found, again and again, is that people tend to underperform because they do what is comfortable, what is familiar, or what...

What Is Burnout? Burnout isn’t just being tired or “fed up” with work. “Burnout is far more than feeling blue or having a bad day. It is...

“The twists and turns of your life can be so unexpected, and that’s a good thing to learn.” -Christina Baker Kline (American novelist) In...