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Succeeding by Failing

To take the risks necessary to connect with his authentic self in new ways, Adam quit everything in California and drove to New York with, “…my dog, a guitar I couldn’t play and a cowboy hat I looked ridiculous in.”

The Gifts of Psychological Safety

It takes a lot of self-knowledge and inner strength to withstand peer pressure. For Matt, that strength came through the gifts his parents gave him: deep psychological safety, unconditional acceptance and the freedom to be himself. To this day, he prioritizes psychological safety, starting by taking care of himself, for example by exercising, sleeping well and praying.

The Compassionate Overview Effect

There’s something exquisite about experiencing a bird’s-eye view of the world for the first time. When Jill Meyers was 12 years old, a family friend took her for a ride in his private plane and from that moment she knew she was meant to fly. She could hardly wait until she was 17 when she was finally able to get her private pilot’s license. “I was completely enamored,” she remembers.

Help! Which Fork Do I Use?

Debi remembers sitting in the office prior to the dinner learning the basics of using the seven utensils she would find around her plate at the event. “It had nothing to do with the day job,” Debi laughs, “but she took me under her wing to show me things. We had a fork at our dinner table [at home] and maybe a knife but there wasn’t all that other stuff around. She took the time to make me feel comfortable and welcomed.

Committed to Commitments

Robert’s wife recently “voluntold” him he was to be a flag football coach for his kids’ two teams. Right away he said ‘yes, I can do this.’ Then he asked himself, “I have six kids. How can I rearrange my schedule and make this more of a family activity?” With that shift in his mindset toward alignment with his values and away from victimhood, Robert was able to see the possibilities and hold true to his commitment while embracing an opportunity for his family to connect more deeply.

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Connected Leadership: How To Move Beyond Obsessive Thinking And See The Field

A few years ago, one of my colleagues, let’s call her Mary, told me she was not going to be able to attend an event we had organized. For me, this event was significant. Important prospects and existing clients were going to attend a meeting in which we would unveil a new service offering.

Connected Leadership: Transforming The Judgment Crocodile

On a recent flight, I followed the flight attendant's instructions and put my computer bag underneath the seat in front of me. I watched as another person placed his small backpack in the overhead compartment. I felt triggered. I was about to say something when a little voice inside me convinced me to wait.

Thriving Together In Stormy Weather: Team Connectedness Quotient

What helps leaders and teams grow and perform consistently, especially when challenged? We all know IQ, intelligence quotient, and EQ, emotional quotient. Yet these two intelligences might not be enough to bring about consistent, high performance and growth.

Connected Leadership: Really Knowing You

All generations in the workplace, except baby boomers, have experienced a decline in engagement since 2020, according to a recent Gallup article by Jim Harter, Ph.D.

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What is a Hero's Journey?

A staggering 88% of companies listed in the 1955 Fortune 500 are nowhere to be found in the same list today. They have gone bankrupt, merged, or simply shrunk off the list. Half a century ago, the life expectancy of a firm in the Fortune 500 was around 75 years. Now it’s less than 15 years.

What FDR Knew About Managing Fear in Times of Change

In our work with leaders we’ve found that managing successful transformational change has a lot to do with managing fear. This includes fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of change, or even fear of fear itself. This is especially true when making bold changes — the kind of change that could take an organization to a whole new level of performance, or, out of a paralyzing tailspin. The bolder the change, the bigger the fear, as fear is our resistance to change.

To Win the Civil War, Lincoln Had to Change His Leadership

In our work with leaders, we see that great ones grow themselves and their organizations by deliberately working on three areas

How Companies Escape the Traps of the Past

A staggering 88% of companies listed in the 1955 Fortune 500 are nowhere to be found in the same list today. They have gone bankrupt, merged, or simply shrunk off the list. Half a century ago, the life expectancy of a firm in the Fortune 500 was around 75 years. Now it’s less than 15 years.

From Accountant to Yogi: Making a Radical Career Change

At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers. Either way, we have choices about how we respond to it when it comes.

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What does it mean to be a True Leader?

A business leader who leads to truth is willing to question any assumption, and to start from not taking reality as given, but as something to be examined carefully, from multiple angles. That is when innovation happens.” says Andrew Blum, CEO and Managing Partner, The Trium Group. We sat down with him recently to talk about the...[...]

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Taming Your Seven Crocodiles: Unlearn Fear & Become True Leader

"Are you about to take on an inspiring new role and are looking for inspiration? Or maybe you are looking for a change? Maybe you feel overwhelmed by your to-do-list? Or maybe you are looking to inspire your team to its next level of excellence? Whatever your question is, if you were to have lived twenty-five hundred years ago in ancient Greece you may have taken it to the oracle in Delphi. You would have learned there to 'Know thyself.'

Taming your crocodiles: Tune into Owl FM & learn leadership depth

Michelangelo was once asked how he created the beautiful sculpture of David in Florence. He responded: “I saw an angel in the stone and carved to set it free.” Similarly, when we truly grow as human beings, something beautiful comes to the foreground as we carve away what no longer serves us.

Your career is your hero’s journey: 7 lessons from life

Does life sometimes feel random? You are sitting in your office and remember like it was yesterday playing with your friend in the schoolyard. While you may have children now, you remember being their age and going on your first date. You are at the seeming pinnacle of your career and in a year or two, you’ll retire. “What’s it all for?” you may ask.

Enough! No longer fooled by the money monster

“How much money do you need to feel safe?” is one of the questions in a game called “Confessions.” In today’s world, we equate safety with having money. This is understandable: money buys us a roof over our head, food to eat and the means to buy things and experiences we enjoy. And yet money has become so much more than just a means to an end. It has become an end in and of itself. Money has become a core driver, if not the primary driver of our lives today.

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