Recently, I was part of an open discussion entitled “Leading Generational Differences.” This was a topic the group generated during a leadership forum a colleague and I were conducting. With all the attention being given to this topic by authors,…
On August 4, 2017, my co-facilitators and I were completing the last day of a leadership academy in Bangalore, India with a group of fourteen thoughtful, energetic, and talented people. As I watched the group collaboratively interact together in pursuit…
In this ToddCast, Todd Long, of Leadership Innovations, discusses the difference between Transactional and Collaborative Relationships. Transactional Relationships are characterized by: Quick interactions Surface Communication Lower trust Lower care Collaborative Relationships are characterized by: Deeper communication More time Higher…
The Fail John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829, for only one term. After losing the second term election to Andrew Jackson, Adams wrote in his diary, “The sun of my political…
It is not always easy to be the new person in the room, but we know you always want to make the best impression when attending a meeting with a new group of people for the first time. Do you…
Do you make it a point to motivate and influence others? Saying thank you often will help you connect with people in an authentic way.
Are you tired, confused, or overwhelmed? Both professionally and personally, these feelings are commonly experienced and expressed verbally and nonverbally. We all repeatedly experience these states of being. In fact, we cannot completely eliminate these feelings. Our bodies are designed…
The words people say and actions people do on a consistent basis define the culture of a group. I was sitting in the lobby of a company for the first time. During my five minutes of waiting, three people looked…
The nineteen-foot statue of Abraham Lincoln towered over me as I contemplated in awe the brutal history of the Civil War. “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony,” sang out from a small TV in The…
My thirteen-year-old daughter Hannah bubbled with joy when she saw Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Ginevra de’ Benci in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. this summer. She is totally a fan. Hannah is an amazing artist,…