I am supposed to be in Hawaii right now, lying on a beach, swimming with my kids, and soaking up Vitamin D. As a Minnesota resident, Spring Break is always a highly anticipated week on my calendar and this year was going to be special. I have been to 48 of our 50 states and had only two left to go – Hawaii and Alaska. We were going “all out” to celebrate the completion of this life-long bucket list item with two weeks of hard-earned time off. Our suitcases were packed. Toes were painted. Calendars, cleared.

As we explore the impact of “Belonging” on human performance, we want the conversation to get personal. Imagine bias as a metaphorical conveyor belt, like the ones at the airport that move people from one terminal to the next. Keep reading to find out how you personally interact with the conveyor belt, and what you can do to shift the momentum.

Join us as we countdown the Leadership Gamechangers of 2019!

Introducing our final Leadership Gamechanger for 2019! Learn why it is important for companies to tune into the impact of Belonging on engagement and performance.

As I think about this month’s Leadership Gamechanger of “Wellbeing,” I am struck by the limitless solutions available to us in the pursuit of wellness. Options range from diet and exercise programs to practices of mindfulness, medicine, beauty, and gratitude…

Introducing the November Leadership Gamechanger – WELL BEING. Expand your capacity to handle the demands of life this month with The People Side!

A space exists between comfort and panic. That space is your Learning Zone. Here’s how to spend more time there, and to help your team do the same!

This month’s Leadership Gamechanger is GROWTH MINDSET. Research has proven that what we believe about our capacity for learning and growth (or lack thereof) radically impacts performance. In this vlog by Candyce Penteado, learn how flip the mental script that may be holding you and your team back from peak performance.

TrendWatching is a leadership capability you can practice. In this original blog from teammate Kit Connolly Turner, we explore why and how today’s most successful leaders practice this Gamechanger!

You either change the market, or the market changes you. Learn the mindset of leaders who want to be the disruptor instead of the disrupted in this vlog by Candyce Penteado.

Why is coaching so popular as a development strategy for today’s leaders? In short: because it works. Unlike other leadership development solutions, coaching stimulates change at the deepest levels. This original blog from Claire Williams gives you an inside look at what makes Executive Coaching so transformational.

The telltale sign of a coaching culture is that great coaching conversations are happening every day, across your whole organization. In this vlog from Claire Williams, you'll learn a simple 3-part Coaching Conversation Guide to help you frame up your next coaching interaction. Find out the 3 phases of a coaching conversation (complete with sample questions), then GO PRACTICE coaching using this framework. Let us know how it goes!

Introducing August’s Leadership Gamechanger in our 2019 series! This month, we’re focused on CREATING A COACHING CULTURE. The use of executive coaching as a leadership development strategy is gaining momentum, as is an appreciation for embedding coaching conversations into the fabric of your organization. Learn how to upgrade your culture through coaching in this vlog from Candyce Penteado!

Modern teaming allows people to connect and work from anywhere in the world. In this video, Coach Andy Nelson is live on the shores of Lake Superior offering his expertise about the increasingly popular Agile approach and how it can inform Teaming for ALL teams.

All organizations face the temptation to operate in silos rather than as one unified system. The most successful companies we work with recognize the power of an Enterprise Mindset and work to cultivate it in their leaders and culture. Leaders with an Enterprise Mindset filter everything through the lens of OUR goals, acting first as a champion of the total enterprise and then as a champion of their business unit and team.

Introducing the next Leadership Gamechanger in our 2019 series! This month, we’re focused on TEAMING. In the not-too-distant past, “team” typically meant a group of direct reports and their leader. As our world becomes more VUCA and our organizations respond by working in more matrixed, dynamic, and agile ways, the meaning of “team” has evolved. The new realities of teaming call for different skills and mindsets, and that’s what we’re committed to helping you develop this month, starting with this vlog from Candyce Penteado!

In our “go-go-go” culture, where multi-tasking is revered as the ultimate in productivity, it’s no surprise that our attention is spread thin. It’s also no surprise that, as an antidote to our harried work lives, the concept of mindfulness has recently found its way out of the yoga studios and ashrams and into the board room. We asked our Executive Coaches to provide their best advice for putting the topic of mindfulness into practice, in service of stronger focus and attention.

Are you an Essentialist or a Non-Essentialist? Non-Essentialists try to do it all, while Essentialists do ‘less, but better’. Find out more in this vlog as Claire Williams recaps the brilliant book ‘Essentialism’ by Greg McKeown.

The best leaders understand that, in a world of information chaos, they must be intentional in shaping their relationship with digital devices. They must choose how they want to use them rather than defaulting to cultural norms. Read on for our Top 10 Tips for Digital Detox.

Introducing the next Leadership Gamechanger in our 2019 series! This month, we'll be learning about FOCUS. The most effective leaders are realizing that "time management" is no longer enough. In our fast-paced, volatile, digitally distracted world, "attention management" is the real gamechanger. Join us in the coming weeks - starting with this vlog from Candyce Penteado - to learn strategies for cutting through the noise and focusing your attention on the biggest difference-makers!