The state of the current workforce is presenting challenges that most leaders have never experienced. Honestly, the challenges that we are facing sometimes feel debilitating. Programs are closing their doors, businesses are changing their hours, supervisors are burning out and CEOs are frustrated. A...

CONFESSION: I had a personal (and professional) crisis for at least 6 years.

For much of my life, I always had at least one mentor who helped to develop and guide me. Interestingly, it began in elementary school. I just think God had a way of connecting me with people that would help me get closer ...

To have a successful team and a growing organization, your team has to be moving.  In fact, you need every employee moving in one of three directions - moving forward, moving up, or moving on.

As we all consider the impact of post-pandemic mindsets, movement is necessary.  We no longer have the lux...

As leaders, we are often success-driven and goal-focused. How we measure that success varies, but there is almost always a number involved.  That number may come from assessment data, family outcomes, financial records, retention stats, or maybe even a performance indicator or two. No matter how you...

So often new leaders are intently focused on doing well and they don’t always acknowledge the many lessons they have learned.  I know this all too well…A VERY, VERY LONG TIME AGO, I worked at Chuck E. Cheese's, and even though I didn't realize it at the time...this experience taught me a lot.

The p...

It is said that insanity is repeatedly doing the same thing but expecting different results.  I don’t know if that’s a clinical definition, but I do know that not getting the results needed can make me batty.  So, what is a leader to do?

DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT!

It’s just that simple.  The ch...