Much Ado About Conflict?
Most people are cognizant of the reality of conflict in their lives—personally and professionally. But have you spent much time considering the impact unresolved conflict has on the bottom line of most businesses? A study was conducted in 2008 by CPP Inc. (publishers of the Myers-Briggs Assessment and the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument) on this […]
Corporate Communication
Communication is a fundamental term that crosses cultures, countries, and communities. Indeed, after a quick Google search, over 1.4 billion connections were found for this word that refers to the “imparting and exchanging of information.” The concept of communication is also essential in corporate communities. Why? First and foremost, because every Corporate Family® consists of […]
Fast-tracking Relationships
Leaders who’ve interacted with LEADon for any amount of time quickly learn two tenets we share about relationships based on years of professional research: “Relationships are the center of the universe—without relationships nothing you do really matters.” “Relational equity is the most important asset you will ever possess.” Think about those two statements for a […]
First Responder—or Non-Responder?
The concept of “First Responder” evokes powerful images, especially for many American citizens who recall all-too-vividly the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. For some of us, we’ve also been directly impacted by first responders, those individuals defined as “people who are among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or […]
Celebrating Your Corporate Family®
Can you imagine spending an entire lifetime with your parents and siblings—yet rarely celebrating anything together? How about gathering as a family for a holiday once every fifty years? Or maybe there’s a special achievement—but why not wait a few decades to recognize it? This sounds completely ridiculous, right? After all, what family would ever […]
Are You Still Listening?
If you are familiar with Pandora Radio, you probably recognize the question above that appears when you haven’t clicked your approval for song selections after some time has passed. I’ve been contemplating this query a lot lately, as well as the brief statement that follows it: “It’s no fun playing to an empty room”—especially in […]
Lessons from the Core: Professional Core Strength
I’ve been thinking a lot about the term “core” lately, and not just because of Common Core standards that occasionally dominate the news as their impact on schools is being evaluated nationwide. I don’t appear to be the only one focused on this word either. In fact, if you do a Google search of “core,” […]
A LEGO-like Lesson on Corporate Rebuilding
Like many organizations that have endured the ups and downs of the economy since 2008, the Danish toymaker LEGO had to make some major adjustments in order to survive. According to an article by Martin Lindstrom (see LEGO engineered a remarkable turnaround on its business. How’d that happen?), LEGO’s problems may have begun as far […]