by admin | Jun 7, 2016 | Collaborating, cross cultural understanding, Influencing, Organizational Culture
A client from Amsterdam used to watch me facilitate leadership programs for his company’s executives. At the end of each session I’d ask him how he thought it went. Mark would look very serious and say, “Robert, not everything is AWESOME.” He’d pronounce...
by admin | May 3, 2016 | Emotional Intelligence, Latest Updates, Leading Change, Organizational Change, Self-Awareness
Fast Company magazine recently featured 50 companies they ranked as most innovative. My attention was not drawn to the super-cool technology start-ups, but to some old-line companies that successfully reinvented themselves. I wondered: Are the factors that lead to...
by admin | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog (All Categories), Collaborating, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Latest Updates, Self-Awareness
Google recently conducted a study of their internal teams to answer the question, “what makes teams great?” After rigorous analysis and over 200 interviews, they found the most significant factor for team performance is ‘psychological safety,’ trusting that you can...
by admin | Mar 1, 2016 | Latest Updates, Leading Change, Organizational Change, Organizational Culture
A client of mine is struggling to remain competitive in an industry where smaller, more agile competitors are nibbling away at their market share. They believe that their organizational culture needs to change in order to be successful. In a recent phone call with the...
by admin | Feb 1, 2016 | Blog (All Categories), Facilitation, Latest Updates, Leading Change, Organizational Change, Organizational Consulting, Organizational Culture
Have you ever gotten in your car, driven to work, found a parking spot, sat at your desk, and wondered: How did I get here? If you ever experienced this, you were probably on automatic pilot, unconscious of what you were doing because you do it so often. Now let’s say...
by admin | Nov 18, 2015 | Emotional Intelligence, Latest Updates, Leadership self development, Leadership Skills, Self-Awareness
I feel like I’m losing my mind from the mega-buzz surrounding mindfulness lately. Many companies, including Google and Target, are investing in mindfulness training for their employees. The National Institute of Health is pouring millions to research the effect of...
