SO YOU WANT TO THINK BIG

Entrepreneurs with a big vision attract money. Leaders with a big vision attract top talent. Yet many founders of great innovations and managers of the most engaged teams are not naturally flamboyant. To many, claiming how we are changing the world can seem kind of...

WHEN YOU LOSE MOTIVATION

In supporting any leader over time, there is almost always a moment when he or she hits a lull. That passion that drove your focus so powerfully—to the point of forgetting meals for example, up and eager as dawn breaks—becomes foggy. Distressingly flat. It feels like...

When You are on the Edge of a Break Up

In the last few weeks, we have been all tested on many fronts. In the pressure of these times, opinions and styles are clashing, and differing world views seem irreconcilable.The best businesses often come out of contrasting leadership styles. For example, one leader...

How to Get the Support You Need

Shot of two young designers brainstorming together in an office Almost every day I pinch myself at how lucky I am. The thing that continually makes me feel so fortunate is the support I have in my life. Here are my tips on how to set up powerfully supportive...

2 Ways to Get Empowered

We are now offering two free opportunities to access the MUTUAL EMPOWERMENT ONLINE experience: Leaders Who Inspire Each OtherThis week we are putting together our first peer groups for C-suite executives, those who directly report to the CEO. When you sign up, we will...

How to Teach Right Use of Power

American cities have erupted in outrage at the murder of devoted father George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin. I share the outrage, feeling the horror of this and all similar incidents of racism, arrogance or abuse of power.  My colleague, Norm Smookler,...