I have been a longtime fan of President Ronald Reagan, and not because of his policies (this isn’t a political conversation). But rather I am a fan because Ronald Reagan was an achiever. He achieved in sports; he achieved in the military; he achieved as an actor. He became a governor and a president of

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We’ve been communicating since we first entered this world. Over time, we added language, experience, and awareness to help us get better at interpersonal communication. And though we’ve done it our whole lives, it is still complex. We often fail in effectively communicating our messages. Looking at the world and the world of work today,

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Effective communication skills are a foundation for the success of any leader. And while we have been communicating our entire lives, as well as during our time as a leader, there is always room to get better. Would you like a powerful way to help you in building our leadership communication skills? Would you like

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by Kevin Eikenberry Everyone has an opinion about where and when people should work.   Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, was an early staunch advocate for Return to Office, stating at a Wall Street Journal event in 2021 that “Working from home… doesn’t work for people who want to hustle, doesn’t work for culture, doesn’t

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There are plenty of problems with procrastination. When you procrastinate, you could be falling behind. You could be missing deadlines. You could be losing opportunities because you’re not getting around to taking advantage of them. And for any or all of those reasons, you might be reducing the trust that you have with other people. Now,

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There are reasons why practices get started things – the origin stories usually make sense. But for some things, we’ve lost the original purpose – or that purpose is no longer being served – yet the practice remains, because “we’ve always done it that way.” This is especially true in organizational life. Let’s look at

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Virtual LeaderCon is a virtual leadership conference we created in 2020 in response to the realities of the pandemic. Virtual LeaderCon is now in its third year of providing leaders and learners around the world the chance to learn with and from top thought leaders and best-selling authors and interact with them live. If you

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Leadership is always hard. Always has been. But it’s certainly easier when things are going well, right? But when times are tough, when there are challenges that you’re facing, when you look forward and see a difficult situation, it’s harder to lead. Chances are you’re here because the title of this video intrigued you and it

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