Is There a Blind Spot

I recently had lunch with a friend and he was telling me about an organization (a startup) they had 28 people turn over in the last year. That’s out of a total of thirty (30). I don’t know about you but that is a BIG RED FLAG. In further questioning…
Is Popeye a Good Leadership Role Model?

Today we can identify the science behind what we used to call vibes. We now know why Steve gives off a good vibe and Julie has a negative vibe. Research from Boyatzis at Case Western, Glasser, Newberg and Waldman and others now demonstrate how our brains and our bodies react…
Does She Have Stage Fright? – Yes, And It Doesn’t Matter

As a communication and leadership coach, I often work with people of have to give a presentation in front of others and they are afraid. They look at people that they see on stage that deliver so well and think, “I can never do that.” The famous actor Laurence Olivier…
Change Fatigue:

Change is a challenge in many organizations. One phrase I often hear from clients is, “we are experiencing change fatigue.” I get it… and yet there is no choice but to change. Blockbuster video decided they did not need to change and where are they today? Or look at Eastman…
Meetings What are They Good For?

As corporate America realized that with technology they could have people work “remote” they found that they could save in terms of hard costs on real estate and office furniture etc. That they did not realize was the soft cost of going remote. In the past team members would assemble…