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And we’re off! 2023 Full Throttle No doubt you’ve defined goals for increasing sales and margin performance, gaining and retaining clients, creating meaningful brand experiences, driving thought leadership in your industry…..the list could go on. Question: What is your investment plan for the people who are driving these results? Leadership, teams, and your upcoming talent? Have you defined your people…

The way I grew up, was in an autocratic, highly disciplined environment. I expect many of you leaders have similar experiences and backgrounds. The positive is that I benefited as an entrepreneur and remain very disciplined in the way I run my business. However, my experience and the way I showed up did not translate to effective people leadership. This…

Call us crazy, but we believe that leadership can – and should – be fun. It doesn’t matter how intense your goals may be, why not have fun while crushing them? Team workshops or retreats are also the perfect antidote to the uncertainties that may be impacting your people, due to an ever-evolving business landscape. It’s more important than ever…

At various points, I have shared my beliefs around culture, and this is a biggie for me – I’m not talking about kum-ba-yah, I’m talking about getting real. For some of you, authenticity and vulnerability can feel scary, but there’s a knack to cultivating a cultural sweet spot. I, however, believe we should be more fearful of unintentionally fostering inauthentic…