by admin | Sep 7, 2026 | Creative, Leadership
Last night I watched a film called Girlfriend Day, about a man who writes greeting cards for a living, the sappy, sentimental Hallmark kind that somehow still make people cry in the aisle. His marriage had ended a few years ago, and for the first time in his career he...
by admin | Jun 30, 2026 | Leadership
Only 20% of HR leaders say they have leaders ready to fill their most critical roles. That number should stop most boards mid-meeting but it rarely does. According to Harvard Business Review, poorly managed CEO transitions wipe out nearly $1 trillion in market value...
by admin | Jun 15, 2026 | Leadership
Few phrases do more work in an office than “it’s fine.” Sometimes it is simply true – a small thing happened, it was handled, there is nothing more to say but “it’s fine” can also be doing the work of an entire conversation...
by admin | May 25, 2026 | Leadership
Photo Credit I remember a time when I was presenting an event proposal to a client. All the details were there but one particular person couldn’t understand how it would look like on the actual day. The top view layout plan didn’t make sense to him. I...
by admin | May 4, 2026 | Leadership
Most leaders know what to do when a problem happens. They’ve read the books, attended the workshops, built the frameworks. What they struggle with is how they show up in the moment and how rarely they notice the gap between the two. Consider a leader who...
by admin | Apr 27, 2026 | Leadership
A study published in April 2026 by researchers at the University of Toronto found something that most leaders already sense but rarely act on: on days when people feel mentally sharp, they set higher goals and complete significantly more work, roughly 40 extra minutes...
