Got grievances? Get in line and join the crowd. Welcome to the grievance culture where billionaires as well as common folk  are complaining and sometimes even protesting about real and imagined wrongs, including unfair treatment. One billionaire, Meta CEO Mark...

Experiencing any heat lately? Not from the weather but from practices designed to help you become more flexible, wiser and better equipped to handle a range of complex, uncertain and ambiguous situations. By intentionally taking steps to fire yourself up through...

What do Intentional Change Theory (ICT) and “connective labor” have in common with each other? At first glance, nothing. However, after recently reading two 2024 books on these topics, I realized both address the value of strong, mutual human relationships built on...

“Intentional” is my focus word/concept for 2025 for two reasons. First, being intentional addresses my need to act more deliberately. Second, intentionality aligns directionally with my last four annual words: “recalibrate;” “pause;” “nuance;” and “explicit.” If you...

My reading habits changed this past year, which sent off silent alarms when preparing to write this annual blog. What books can I showcase?!?!?! I asked myself. Generally, this year-end blog features my favorite business books published in the current year. I’ve not...

All humans -- especially leaders -- benefit from clear communication. Message receivers understand faster and more thoroughly while using less cognitive energy. Message senders make stronger connections and also get the correct action done right the first time --...

Psychological safety. Most modern business leaders now consider it a necessary element in the workplace, not just a "nice to have." Yet as the Forbes Coaches Council noted, "Some C-suite leaders hold misconceptions about how to foster an environment where team members...

How are you coping with your own fears, as well as helping your team members and colleagues manage their fears, worries, and anxieties? This isn't just about AI, although AI can quickly trigger feelings of fear as I recently observed while listening to one of the...

Growing up in Tulsa, Okla. my parents, my two younger siblings and I were the neighborhood oddballs. Both of my parents had college degrees. My mother was Jewish. My dad didn’t drive to work; instead, he took the bus and then later rode his bike. We grew our own...