Establish Rules To Prevent Toxic Behavior. Implement a no-jerks rule. Everyone wants, and deserves to be, treated with dignity and respect, including senior leadership. Employees at every level must show…
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I write as a way to assist and advance those I cannot work with personally. I write about what it means to lead, communicate and coach well, and about the inner work required to do so.
July 12, 2023
Leading With Humanity: 10 Ways You Can Do So Today
Every true act of leadership has only one purpose: to make life better. As such, leadership is rooted in our humanity. It is curious then that so often we hide…
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The Real Work Required for Exceptional Leadership Communication
We often believe we must become something other than who we are in order to lead and communicate with power and presence. We do not. We need only to become…
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Real Conversations: The Five Questions Worksheet
When I ask executive audiences, “How many of you know that you need to have a conversation but you have been putting off actually having it?”, almost every hand will…
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A Barber’s Leadership Lessons
My mother had a barbershop in West Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) and she insisted, like her father had done with her, that I learn the family trade. I resisted. I…
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