Steve Grant was always full of wisdom and challenging us to be better leaders. He wrote this blog shortly before he passed in December, 2015. When you have a terminal diagnosis like I do, you … Read More
Help Leaders Get the Most Out of Their 360° Survey
Going through a 360° survey process can be enormously valuable for building self-awareness and improving leadership skills. At the same time, the process can also be humbling (to say the least), surprising and downright hard. … Read More
Should change be “easy”? (Because it’s usually not!)
I’ve recently been a part of an ongoing debate about the nature of change. At the core of this conversation is the question: should change within our organization be easy? While very few would disagree … Read More
Finding Your Genius
A few years ago I was researching reasons for non-performance–why most people get stuck and never realize their full potential. I came across a TED talk by Dr. Gay Hendricks. The focus of his talk … Read More
Valuing People and Effectiveness – Maintaining a Balance
In analyzing our 2014 trend data from 1,150 organizations, we see that organizations continue to be better at getting results than valuing people. In our 18 years of research, we know that successful organizations are … Read More
Batter Up! Navigating unexpected change
Like so many people, there is a lot of change in my life right now, especially at work. I would typically say that I’m someone who likes change. I like experiences of living in new … Read More
Mile High SHRM Conference Recap – The Importance of Curiosity
Mile High SHRM is always a great opportunity to connect with our clients and learn from other thought leaders. What stood out for me this year was a theme around the importance of curiosity, which … Read More
Do You Want to be Remarkable?
Remarkable—according to Merriam-Webster the term remarkable means unusual or surprising, likely to be noticed. Yet the very act of striving to be remarkable is a contradiction to our research regarding remarkable leaders. Being noticed is … Read More
What Hops Taught Me about Exceptional Leadership
My husband was recently asked by his organization (a mid-sized American brewery) to take a trip to Strasbourg, France to better understand the hop growing operation of a new partner who would be supplying hops … Read More
Are You an Exceptional Leader?
We exist to help our client organizations use employee and manager surveys as business intelligence. It almost seems unconscionable to think that some of our client managers question the importance of helping employees feel valued … Read More