People Centric Framework Explained for High Performing Cultures

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining 83 people from the Springfield area to attend a Community Leadership Visit in Lexington, KY.  This group of leaders included civic leaders, social [...]

Nobody has everything figured out, but a lot of people have some things really figured out. Over the past few months, I've been really exploring what people have to say about the "best" leadership [...]

Facilitation means "to make easy," but most of the time, facilitating meetings and conversations feels like a daunting task. It can be intimidating to be expected to have all of the answers, capture [...]

I can remember having a discussion with an entrepreneurial friend of mine.  He had just met with Jack Stack, the legendary head of SRC and author of The Great Game of Business™.  We were talking [...]

I recently attended the 2019 Gathering of the Games in Dallas, Texas. As a newly certified Great Game of Business Coach, it was my first trip to the Gathering. At the Gathering, I had the pleasure of [...]

Why do good people do bad things? We’ve all made bad decisions in our lifetime. What makes us more likely to choose the wrong decision?

Gallup states that 70% of disengagement is caused by poor management. One of the most common mistakes we see from managers is that they don’t know what their true role as a manager is. They were [...]

I start with 800g of water and heat it to exactly 200F.  I course grind 54g of the beans right before use.  I gently pour the hot water over the grinds in a French press to get them to open up, [...]

Part II of II. About five years ago, I wrote a blog called, “We get it. You’re Busy. Who Isn’t…” in which I stated that I hated the word “busy” because people use it as a way to describe their lives. [...]

When we started our careers or new jobs, we each had some sort of preconceived expectation or goal. The company we were joining had no idea what we were capable of. The sky was the limit and we had [...]