Three ways to expand organization cohesion

“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it” H E Luccock Covid has wreaked havoc with relationships; people have not been able to get together with those they choose. Leaders with weak or unhelpful relationships have resulted in losing valuable staff. Online meetings have emphatically drawn leaders’ formerly personal and private lives into the professional realm (hello zoom-bombing pets and children). The need for quality human connection and social cohesion in our organizations...

Putting the hard work in for results

“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unrelenting devotion to the things you want to see happen” Frank Lloyd Wright I loved reading Eric Riperts’ autobiography ’32 Yolks’. His parents were deeply in love for his first years then their relationship disintegrated with vitriol and grief. His father died young. Ripert’s love and longing for his dad didn’t diminish over the years. He found several male mentors who along with his mother and grandmother fired...

New Podcasts: with Brad Jeavons of the Enterprise Excellence

Create the conditions where people want to participate. Recently I had the chance to talk with Brad Jeavons of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast, on the applications of my new book Leadership Levers. There are some people where you just get on with, and Brad was one of those people for me. Our early morning conversation was wide ranging. He asked great questions, then created these two podcasts. The links are here. you can listen directly or download these to listen...