Workplace Ego & You

Workplace Ego & You

Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash Problems with leadership often boil down to issues of fear: fear of humiliation, fear of mistakes, fears of perception, fear of weakness, fear of incompetence, fear of failure…and these fears can dictate how we lead and respond to...
Creating an Atmosphere for Positive Criticism

Creating an Atmosphere for Positive Criticism

Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash “I am the first to admit when I’m wrong,” a company owner boldly and proudly exclaimed,  “I am even eager to admit when I am wrong.”  I laughed spontaneously, before I had a chance to control it, and then quickly apologized. “Yeah, but,...
Delicious Meals And Superior Problem Solving

Delicious Meals And Superior Problem Solving

Photo by Tucker Good on UnsplashThe issue with solving big problems, say market share or racism, is we tend to think we need to solve them with one big fix. We often discount ideas when they aren’t the entire solution — more of an “all or nothing” approach. But...
Everything You Want is on the Other Side of Fear

Everything You Want is on the Other Side of Fear

Photo by M.T ElGassier on Unsplash The Core Values Index teaches us that we drop into our negative conflict strategies out of fear. A lot of what we do, or more accurately don’t do, is rooted in fear. It is seemingly always the obstacle we have to overcome. I can hear...