In the upper echelons of corporate leadership, the calendar is often viewed as a battlefield. For many senior leaders, meetings are the primary "tax" on their productivity. They are a

Every senior leader has felt the "Strategic Gap". That frustrating chasm between a brilliantly crafted three-year strategy and the actual daily output of the organization. You sit in the boardroom

You’ve probably heard of a team retrospective before, traditionally used within Agile teams at the end of a sprint to encourage continuous learning while creating cohesion among teams by celebrating

It's 5:30pm and you're finally shutting down for the day. You're feeling completely exhausted, yet aren't entirely sure where the last 8 hours went. Your list of complaints has grown

In February 2026, the world witnessed something that hadn't happened in nearly half a century. Forty-six years after the "Miracle on Ice," the U.S. Men’s Olympic Hockey team stood atop the podium again, ending a gold-medal drought that had spanned generations. But the miracle was doubled: just days earlier, the U.S. Women’s team had capped off a historic, undefeated run with their own gold. Both teams defeated Canada in 2-1

Why You Should Plan Your Goals: The Importance of Planning Every carpenter know you cut once but measure twice.  There are some actions you just can’t undo, not to mention your time is limited.  We can spend months or years doing things that don’t really matter or worse yet working towards destinations that are counter to where we actually want to go. You may decide you want to write a

With the release of the feature movie, I am reminded of a lesson plan I once compiled based on the book, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.  At the time, I had just started a new position as chief of staff to the CEO of a small software company. The company had recently been acquired by a Private Equity firm and had merged with another company.  The

Understanding the Layoff Process Layoff's are an unfortunate consequence of economic downturns which impact even the most people-centric cultures. While a necessary evil, layoffs and furloughs, like any other difficult human resource decision, can be handled with grace and empathy or be a massive failure. More often than not, it seems that employers choose to rip off the band-aid rather than lead with empathy when they conduct layoffs, resulting in

How do you earn trust?  This is going to be beyond a few trust falls.  Real trust is built over time.  It can be hard to earn, but also easily lost. So why put in the work to establish trust? As a leader without trust of your employees, you will struggle to achieve a productive workplace.  People stay, are loyal, and put in the extra mile when they feel safe,

As we’ve discussed before, high emotional intelligence is a key factor in achieving professional and personal success. While many resources aim to explain the concept of EI (emotional intelligence) or EQ (emotional quotient), they often provide limited advice on how to enhance these skills. Every individual has their own strengths and weaknesses, whether it relates to their ability to interact socially or handle their own emotions. We are here to