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Time For Transparent Leadership Business leaders are having to learn and develop a whole new set of skills to deal with the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 era.  The paper I have written for Mythos Group explores four key areas for building leadership resiliency during this time, skills that will be required in whatever theRead more

Managing Fear During The Pandemic Many business leaders are struggling right now, as they grapple with unforeseen, unprecedented and seemingly unsolvable challenges. Their teams look to them for leadership, which is why I wrote a paper on the subject for Mythos Group, offering practical guidance in a number of key areas required for building leadershipRead more

Trust Me, I’m A Leader: Building Leadership Resiliency Post-COVID-19 The unprecedented nature of COVID-19 poses enormous challenges for business leaders, challenges for which most are ill-prepared. In a paper I have written for Mythos Group, I explore four key tenets of building leadership resiliency for the post-COVID-19 era: 1. Positive mindset 2. Build trust 3.Read more

Leadership Lessons For The COVID Era: Why Positivity Pays The COVID-19 pandemic is unlike any other crisis in recent times, and as the number of new cases continues to grow globally, business leaders face unprecedented challenges. The mounting uncertainty of what the new normal will look like, and how they will not just survive, butRead more

In private coaching sessions, leaders often tell me they believe their people skills are lacking.  The reasons follow the same track: They can’t seem to motivate that worker to step up their performance. They can’t compel their team to shift their thinking and innovate. They’ve tried everything but they just can’t get people to acceptRead more

We all know that employee turnover is costly. We lose valuable knowledge and skills even as we pay to recruit, hire and train replacements. New estimates show that turnover results in costs that exceed 150% of the employee’s salary. That’s a big number in any business. Turnover results from a resignation or a firing. InRead more

Is the biggest threat to your business is your competition?  The economy? Your ability to deliver? Your -fill in the blank-? Think again. The biggest threat to your business is, well, it’s you. Your Mind in Your Way Every day, in more ways than you will ever know, your mindware threatens your business. The twoRead more

We’ve all been there. A sudden drop in revenue comes out of nowhere. Key customers revolt when we thought they were happy. An aggressive attack by that big gorilla competitor blindsides us. Then we ask… Why didn’t I see it coming? How could we have missed it and ended up in this mess? Stop blamingRead more