Recently, I offered a shopping list of gifts leaders could give this Christmas season. In that post, I promised to detail each of these gifts as a part of a 12 Days of Christmas series. For Day 10, the shopping list suggests you should give. Wow Kevin, could you be any less specific that to […]
Psst…It’s Not About You
Leadership training focuses on a variety of skills; communication, influencing change, coaching, building teams, stimulating collaboration and innovation, attaining goals and much more. Building these skills is important; which is one reason why so much time and money is invested in these efforts. We have been proudly helping leaders and organizations build these skills for […]
The Outward Mindset: Seeing Beyond Ourselves
By The Arbinger Institute Mindset. It is the factor too often overlooked, or given just a nod of agreement, when thinking about creating change for ourselves, others or organizations. This book highlights the importance of mindset in and of itself. If you read the opening chapters and don’t have a new or renewed understanding of […]
A Call To Focus on Others
I’ve been blogging for over nine years, so I have written a lot of posts about leadership, learning, and a variety of related personal and professional development topics. I’ve recently decided to occasionally go back to some old posts to find inspiration for new posts (and to reflect on my growth as a leader, learner […]
The Gift of (Other) Focus
I’m not a swan expert, but if I watch them, I don’t see them worrying about other swans (unless a mother with her young). I mean, look at this picture – the swans are “a swimming” on their own – focused on their surroundings and their needs. Given that observation, they aren’t a good model for our […]