Unplug From the Matrix

Unplug From the Matrix

  Summer has always been one of my favorite times of the year. Not because life slows down. Because it gives us permission to. Every summer, my family and I spend time in Northern Michigan. If you’ve ever been there, you know what I’m talking about....
If We Don’t Change, Then We Choose

If We Don’t Change, Then We Choose

There’s a quote often attributed to Albert Einstein. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. It’s become a bit of a cliche, but like so many old phrases it sticks around because it’s true.   In business, in leadership, and...
Graduate to Your Next Level & Become a Lifelong Learner

Graduate to Your Next Level & Become a Lifelong Learner

It’s Graduation season, which is always one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a time for new beginnings and a renewed sense of energy and spirit. And just like those of you that have graduated in your workplace to a new role in leadership, well my friends the...
Be the Backstop

Be the Backstop

I’ve been facilitating a lot of sessions recently around coaching and effective delegation, and I keep running into the same misconception from leaders at every level. Somewhere along the way, people started believing their job as a leader is to remove every problem,...
Leadership Lessons From March Madness

Leadership Lessons From March Madness

  It’s my favorite time of year. March Madness! Every basketball team in the country is preparing for one final push to see if they have what it takes to make a run and win it all. What do I love about it? It’s unpredictable. It’s intense. It’s full of surprises...