Tip: USE THE RUMOR MILL. Need to get a message spread throughout your organization––fast? Nothing works better than the rumor mill. People hate to keep a secret and love spreading juicy news that they’re [...]
Why the cartoon's funny: It captures something that almost anyone who's worked in business has experienced: the dreaded brainstorming exercise. It asserts that brainstorming is of little value––something I've always felt and frankly, often experienced. [...]
We’ve spent Part I and Part II of this series exploring the typical relationship we have to safety––i.e., either safe or unsafe––and why that binary understanding is not helpful. Instead, I encourage a gradient approach [...]
Why the cartoon's funny: Growing up, I attended parochial schools. I often asked myself, "When are they going to ask me what I think?" On the other hand, what would the end product have [...]
IT'S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE. When Chevron CEO John Watson retired he offered some wise parting words. In a post on LinkedIn earlier this month, Watson wrote that it took him some time to realize “that [...]
Are you a fan of the Leadership Development News podcast? I had the distinct honor of sitting down with hosts Dr. Relly Nadler, a master level certified executive coach, psychologist, corporate leadership, and team trainer; [...]
Why the cartoon’s funny: You’re probably reading this post while sitting in a meeting just like the one the cartoon portrays. It points out the typical affect of PowerPoint presentations and why I coach [...]
I help my clients produce unprecedented performance in their organizations, often in safety. Safety is a challenge because many leaders relate to safety in a way that actually impedes protecting their people and operations. Their [...]
Why the cartoon's funny: It reminds me of when I served on a leadership team. When we would review the suggestions from the box, I often felt like jumping out the window. It illustrates [...]
A friend recently forwarded an excellent BuzzFeedNEWS article to me about an oil company whose “executives are struggling to ‘reset’ the company’s safety culture.” I won’t come out and say the name of the company––their [...]
