Mar 22, 2016 | Leadership, Relationships, Transformation
Astronaut Scott Kelly just spent an unbroken year in space, setting a U.S. record. TIME Magazine chronicled Kelly’s time aboard the International Space Station in its documentary, A Year in Space. As I watched Kelly’s story, I was riveted. Not just by his passion and...
Mar 15, 2016 | Leadership, Relationships, Transformation
For 11 years, tennis player Maria Sharapova has been #1 on Forbes’ list of highest paid female athletes. During a recent press conference, we learned for the last 10 of those years she’s been taking Meldonium, a medication the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has now...
Mar 10, 2016 | Change Management, Leadership, Relationships, Teamwork
Every day, from the time we wake up and our feet hit the floor, we are managing expectations. Expectations others have of us. And, expectations we have of them. Underlying expectations are needs. You have a core human need to be of value to the people with whom you...
Mar 1, 2016 | Leadership, Organizational Culture, Relationships, Teamwork
People often tell me how much they need to be able to count on one another to come through, particularly during this period of doing more with less. Think about it for a moment. When you do what you said you’d do, you give people concrete evidence that you can be...
Feb 24, 2016 | Leadership, Organizational Culture, Relationships, Teamwork, Transformation
Telling the truth can be difficult. In my work, people ask me to help them strengthen trust in their relationships. I work with individual leaders; other times with teams or entire organizations. Regardless of the scope of the engagement or place in the world I’m...
Feb 18, 2016 | Leadership, Relationships
Betrayal is in the news. It seems like every time I tune in – to CNN, to The Wall Street Journal, to Twitter – people are shining the spotlight on people who’ve betrayed others through glaring, headline-grabbing offenses. Government leaders. Police officers. CEOs....
