I still remember the first interviews I did with Darcy ahead of a team retreat. We had 25 minutes with each team member, eight interviews in all. The team retreat would take place in the next month,...
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Who Gets the Final Say? The Decision-Making Conversation Visionary-Integrator Pairs Need to Have Again
One of the most important conversations a Visionary and Integrator can have is also one of the easiest to assume is already settled: Who gets the final say? At first, the answer might seem obvious....
When Things Are Going Well Is Exactly When Misalignment Starts
The most common theme we see when we meet with alignment coaching clients for the first time is that the business is changing faster than the partnership. At first glance, that sounds like a good...
Why Leadership Team Meetings Feel Like a Waste of Time
In a recent coaching session, a client told me that they wanted more time to work with their leadership team and fewer meetings. It felt like a contradiction, but it wasn’t.They valued their team....
If Everything Is Important, Nothing Is: Why Workplace Priorities Feel So Hard Right Now
During a recent workshop on workplace priorities and time management, I started with a simple question: “What’s most likely to derail your day?” The responses came fast. Emails. Quick questions that...
How We Run Our Leadership Team With EOS (and Why It Works for Us)
When I first started my business 15 years ago, we were constantly chasing new ideas. Every opportunity looked promising, and every conversation sparked something new. We were busy, but not always on...
The Problem With “Holding People Accountable”
A senior leader said it plainly in a recent training session on accountability: “I feel like I’m constantly chasing people. If I don’t follow up, things just stall.” There was no edge in her voice,...
How to Reset a Leadership Partnership That’s Lost Traction
How to Reset a Leadership Partnership That's Lost Traction If you read our last post on the five ways leadership duos lose traction, you might be sitting with some new awareness right now. Maybe...
5 Ways Leadership Partnerships Lose Traction (And What’s Not Being Said)
5 Ways Leadership Partnerships Lose Traction (And What’s Not Being Said) If you're in a leadership partnership (co-founders, a CEO and COO, a visionary and an integrator, or two leaders who need to...
The AI Storm is Coming: How to Lead Through Conflict When Teams Integrate New Tools
Storming with AI: Why Most Teams Aren’t Ready for the Conflict AI Brings Artificial intelligence is showing up in teams everywhere. Leaders are encouraging people to experiment with tools, explore...
Manager Stress Is Climbing. Pushing Harder Isn’t the Answer.
I’m seeing a trend across many organizations right now, and if you’re in leadership, you’ve probably noticed it too. Resources are getting tighter, and consequently, fewer people are doing the work....
When the Fear of Workplace Conflict Quietly Shrinks Good Ideas
In recent interviews with team members from three different teams, a similar comment came up in each conversation “I don’t think any of us really like conflict.” When I asked follow-up questions,...