Sometimes my clients see trouble ahead and yet they don’t take action. There can be a variety of reasons why this happens, but it is usually because we get hijacked by our emotions….
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Most clients I work with are feeling the impact of staff shortages. In fact, it was the main topic of discussion at an executive leadership event I hosted recently. Increased staff turnover and…
In my last article, I talked about managing risks using an example from climbing. A sport where managing risks can be the difference between life or death. In today’s article, I am going…
We recently completed the Mars Jigsaw Puzzle. It was a real challenge with lots of red! We’ve been completing a number of jigsaw puzzles recently and they have a lot in common with leadership….
If you’ve read my articles over the years, you will know commitment is one of the foundations of strong leadership. Leadership is about generating the commitment in others to want to join you…
Roxie, our English Springer Spaniels is very fond of chasing squirrels. She sits on our deck looking down on the fence line waiting for a squirrel to run along the top of the…
I work with a lot of technical leaders in a variety of industries. They are incredibly smart people and they’ve gotten to where they are through their technical ability and knowledge. In their…
A recent climb of Mt Baker taught me a lot about teaming. It is the practice of working together as a team to achieve an objective. In our case it was to climb…
I’ve talked a lot about the importance of making it safe to say no. If the people in your team don’t feel safe saying no, you have no idea what you can trust….
I learned about a new word this week, catastrophizing. I was describing my plan to sell a rental house and how interest rates had doubled since we decided to sell. It felt that…