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Susan Pinker’s TEDTalk offers some good neuroscience insights reinforcing the health benefits of a strong social network.  She emphasizes the power of having stable relationships and frequent face-to-face interactions to…

I had the pleasure of attending a recent Chicago Humanities Festival event featuring two great speakers — Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant, authors of a new book, “Option B –…

With the upcoming holidays, you may be looking for some good books for friends, colleagues, bosses, or your own self-development before launching into the challenges of the new year.  You…

Michael Bungay Stanier has done it again — another great book, “The Coaching Habit – Say Less, Ask More and Change the Way You Lead Forever,” and filled with practical…

Patrick Lencioni did it again – author of the best selling fable, “Five Dysfunctions of a Team” has written another great book on teamwork, “The Ideal Team Player:  How to…

Do you know where you are going?  If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.  The first step to getting anywhere is to decide…

In today’s complex world and uncertain times, leaders are finding new ways to be fully present by focusing on seeing, being and doing.  Driven by the situation, leaders assume one…

Many of my colleagues and clients work in organizations in the midst of large-scale transformation.  A group at Georgetown University Institute for Transformation Leadership studies – what does it take…

An essential component of leadership begins with the ability to listen.  The power of listening builds relationships, shows respect, builds understanding, gathers information, shows appreciation, soothes and heals, plus improves…