Make Connecting Your Top PriorityIn a moment of uncertainty, be sure no one around you is alone. Including you. Getting things done matters now. But making sure we're all...
Oops...I Made It Better!When life throws you a pandemic of lemons... Confession: I sobbed uncontrollably while watching Saturday Night Live's virtual...
Future of Work Have you Spinning? Time to Simplify…Strategy+Business recently published “A CEO Guide to Today’s Value Creation Ecosystem.” Despite the wonky title, a colorful image always...
Is It Time to Redefine "Work"?How do you define “work”? No, really. I’m asking. Noun, verb – I’m not fussed. I’d really like to know. Is work, for you, defined by...
How We're Moving Toward the Future of WorkSwirling in ambiguity? Some thoughts to move you forward. I'm not a predictor; a futurist. I'm a trigger for movement; a catalyst. When...
What's Your Noise?When I named my company, Lead Above Noise, six years ago, I was shooting for pithy and on-brand in three words or fewer. Those were my...
Anxiety. Resilience. Some resources to support you.Because couldn't we all use a little extra right now? So much in this moment is hard. Scary. And yet, there is something about its...
What Leaders are Getting Dangerously Wrong Right Now. And How to Fix it.The convergence of the persistent Covid pandemic with the racial injustice and calls to action in the US (and abroad) has led to a moment...
Let Your Operating Principles Lead You to SuccessLearn how to define yours Read on to learn... How a set of Operating Principles can serve in your successWhat a set of Operating...
Be an Awesome Problem SolverLet Einstein and Hanlon show you how... I recently ran a workshop for a leadership team needing help with its business problem-solving...
Unbox Your Frustration - It's Telling You Something!I’ve always taken issue with the idea of “no pain, no gain.” It’s a little masochistic for my taste. I will concede, however, that...
Renew and Refresh: Lean Into Learning - Not PanicPush beyond comfort...but beware the panic zone In 2020 there will rightly be tremendous focus on the Employee Experience (EX). Whether...
Let's Undercomplicate How Work Gets DoneWhat if conversation design could save you from org design? When I was seven, my mom caught me – hammer in hands – seconds from smashing...
Survive the Dangerous Culture of “Do More With Less”It's Coming at a Price I’m not a gambler. But if I were, I’d bet you’ve been asked to…say it with me…”Do more with less” I’m having a...
It's Time to Rethink ProductivitySeriously. We may be doing it wrong... Raised by a children’s librarian, my youthful heart belonged exclusively to Shel Silverstein....
BALANCE DRIVES BUSINESS. 5 KEYS TO CREATING IT.Work-life balance is getting a bad rap these days. People say it's not real - neither achievable nor what we should be striving for....
The Dignity of Work: Recognizing and Harnessing its Power at Any Level I recently listened to an interview with Howard Schultz, former CEO and Chairman of Starbucks, in which he discussed a formative...
Pointers for a Thriving Q4 Let's wrap this decade up right! Time does feel winged sometimes...doesn't it? For anyone keeping score, we've got one more quarter to go...
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING. SAY SOMETHING“If you see a suspicious bag left entirely unattended, you have permission to alert a member of our security staff,” said no one working...
How coffee breaks can propel you forwardCaffeine is only the beginning. Coffee is powerful. Use it wisely. Now that Labor Day has come and gone in the U.S., it's time to dive...