Sending the Right Signals to Your Team

Sending the Right Signals to Your Team

Our natural, human reaction to conflict was drolly expressed by an anonymous poet: In matters controversial my perception’s rather fine I always see both points of view: the one that’s wrong and mine. “You think I’m wrong?” our ego fumes. “You find me irritating?!...
How Treating People with Dignity Affects Morale

How Treating People with Dignity Affects Morale

What is dignity? A quick Google search will tell you it means, “the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect”. Every human being has dignity; therefore, every human being deserves to be treated with honor and respect. I believe there is a direct societal...
“Single Loop” and “Double Loop” Thinking

“Single Loop” and “Double Loop” Thinking

One of the finest teachers in the area of metacognitive thinking was Dr. Chris Argyris, a prolific author and Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School. His work on organizational learning was unparalleled; he did a great deal to shape my own thinking on this...
Hubris and Humility Don’t Coexist!

Hubris and Humility Don’t Coexist!

Humility stops hubris in its tracks because humility knows that hubris does not bear the same identity as itself. I want to state at that much of what I am about to say may seem at first glance to be so obvious that it does not require this level of detailed...
A Business Strategy Map: The Treasure Hunt

A Business Strategy Map: The Treasure Hunt

Everything that I have done so far is to help you to think more philosophically and strategically about your organization so that you, as the leader of your company, begin to think more intentionally, deeply, and wisely about how to grow and improve your organization...