by admin | Jun 6, 2017 | Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Teams, Facilitation, Latest Updates, Leadership Teams, strategic thinking
“In my twenty years as an executive I’ve never been on such a dysfunctional a team,” “Coming to team meetings fills me with dread,” “I’ve been thrown under the bus so often I have tread marks on my back.” These were just some of the comments I heard during my...
by admin | Feb 14, 2017 | Blog (All Categories), Collaborating, Conflict, creative leadership, creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Teams, Influencing, Latest Updates, Leadership Teams, Organizational Change
I can’t blame you if you greet this post with skepticism. Leadership and poetry seems like an oxymoron, like rain and San Diego. I’m even a little surprised you are still reading. But here are lessons from two senior executives who recently used poetry to align their...
by admin | Jun 1, 2014 | Facilitation, Latest Updates, Leadership Teams, Organizational Consulting
I’ve always studied teams. The youngest of three boys, as a kid I was mostly a bystander to my family’s tumultuous interactions. While my teenaged brothers and parents sparred in cycles of argument, cooling off and reconciliation, I stayed under the radar, vigilant to...
by admin | Jul 30, 2013 | Blog (All Categories), Facilitation, Leadership Teams, Organizational Change
Silence often makes people uncomfortable. But remarkably, leaders can also use silence to generate breakthroughs in performance. Let me explore: I recently facilitated a two-day strategy retreat with 10 senior leaders of a company that had been reorganized. One...
by admin | Jun 18, 2013 | Blog (All Categories), Leadership Teams, Organizational Change, Organizational Consulting
You buy a kitchen table from Ikea and haul it home. You spread the contents of the box on the floor. You glance at the instructions and start screwing pieces together. You stop reading the instructions altogether and quickly attach table legs to tabletop. You are...
