Poet and Fortune 500 consultant David Whyte said that “The core act of leadership must be the act of making conversations real.” Conversations occur in human voices. Your voice is the public expression of your authentic identity, of who you really are, of where you really come from. Above all, your voice is the expression of your authentic leadership. Continue reading »
We are so used to notice the negative and to criticize what is not working well, that we forget what many studies across disciplines repeatedly confirm: positive feedback inspires peak performance. Learn how to draw the best our of people. Continue reading »
Want to make better decisions? Discover the one factor that makes the biggest difference. Yet, this is the suggestion my clients fight against most, and find all imaginable excuses why they can’t do it. Continue reading »
Up to 70 per cent of all change initiatives fail. Could it be that failure to change is the result of doing things backwards? Most people can't think their way into a new way of acting. In fact, it’s almost impossible. Instead, successful innovators act their way to a new way of thinking. It's action innovation, not thinking innovation, that makes the difference. Continue reading »
Today we remember an extraordinary man in USA history: Martin Luther King Jr. I admire him for many reasons, too many to share in one blog post. But today I was struck again by one of his quotes: Continue reading »
You probably dread the thought of being anything less than perfect. Nevertheless, being wrong is a vital part of how we learn and change. Being wrong is many times the only path to success. Learn how being wrong can be right. Continue reading »
In my last post we established that negativity is one of the main obstacles to change. Today we are going to see how you can conquer negativity by promoting positive attitudes and feelings. Continue reading »
