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The Fainting Goat
Conflict at work includes moments of frustration when people shut down. Here’s how to avoid that.
Burn It Down
In leadership, we don’t rise to the situation, we sink to our level of understanding and training.
NASA's Culture Problem: What Challenger and Columbia Teach About Trust
How NASA transformed to a safety culture and what we can learn from them.
You Only Get Answers To Questions Asked...
Engagement surveys are limiting and only answer the questions asked, which isn’t the whole story.
Even Marie Kondo Has A Junk Drawer
I have a hypothesis. Even Marie Kondo has a messy junk drawer.
Order On The Court
Why the hub and spoke leadership model is always limiting and misses out on leveraging individual strengths.
Run Towards The Roar
The things we fear are often not quite what we expect. How to challenge your fears and move forward.
What Two-year Old Twins And Ice Skating Taught Me About Perspective
Perspective shapes how you view and respond in a situation. Here’s how to flip your perspective.
Creating Psychological Safety On Teams
How to implement habits and behaviors that strengthen trust on a team.