Accountability is something every leader should strive for. But there are times when the way we pursue it doesn’t have the desired effect. Instead of encouraging ownership, it can leave people more focused on avoiding mistakes than on sharing ideas. Most leaders don't set out to create a culture of fear. They want people to […]
Creating a Culture of Learning and Experimentation
The organizations that continue to grow aren't always the ones with the biggest budgets or the most groundbreaking ideas. More often, they're the ones who have built learning into the way they work. It's easy to jump from one project to the next without taking a moment to reflect. A project wraps up, everyone moves […]
By Gail Gumminger Are you intent on attracting, hiring and inspiring the best talent? Are diversity, equity and inclusion practices a cornerstone to your organizational values and strategic goals? If so, it is time to check in to assess whether your actions match your intentions. By just writing your DEI intentions on a whiteboard without […]
By Laurie Cure As a leader, encouraging yourself and your team to keep moving down the path of learning, expansion, and growth has positive implications for both personal and business outcomes. Cultivate a learning mind-set by practicing the following skills. Building Critical Thinking Skills requires a combination of observation, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, inference, explanation, problem-solving, […]
By Barb Ward Our world is rapidly changing, some of us are more adaptable and accepting of these changes than others, but it can leave us all struggling to keep up. It reminds me of the cartoon where the duck is calmly swimming along on the surface, but underneath the water its little legs are […]
