Margaret Wheatley, founder of Berkana Institute, renowned author and advisor, diagnoses the current time as an age of collapse, in her latest book "Who Do We Choose to Be?: Facing…
I've been inspired by the work of the Arbinger Institute (see my book Developing a Positive Culture) so I was thrilled to attend this webinar by Mitch Warner, their managing…
Kevin Eikenberry teaches how to balance new technology with timeless leadership principles. He wrote the book "The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership" with Wayne Turmel and shares his…
"Distrust is the greatest expense of every leader and organization. Since we are living in a culture of such extreme distrust, 2020, like no other year before, is giving us…
Inclusive workplaces (a.k.a. positive cultures) experience higher engagement, performance, and results. But many people feel unable to bring their true selves to work, instead spending valuable energy minimizing or managing…
What a year it's been! Wrapping up, I hope you can relax during the holidays and get ready for 2021. This was the year of rapid change, accelerated by the…
During the pandemic, we've all enjoyed or suffered massive free learning. How to adjust fast to unpredictable circumstances, how to deal with uncertainty, how to keep faith and stay resilient…
Mary Meston is the VP of Talent Management (Executive Coaching and Leadership Development) of a technology-enabled global business services company specializing in customer engagement and improving business performance for some…
Let’s look at Rutger Bregman’s inspiring book Human Kind - A Hopeful History once more. This book offers more proof for the positive as a basis for a more positive,…
Talking about positive leadership and culture, people can respond with: “You’d better be realistic! It’s a dog eats dog world out there.” But what if the “realistic” perspective is flawed?…
You spend about 75% of your adult waking time at work (or traveling to work, thinking about work, decompressing after work). That's priceless time! How are you spending it? If…
In my last post, we looked at Van Olffen’s useful organization development book “Engage”. Let’s look at change leadership and reflect on how we might do better. Change Leadership means…