The Bottom Line on Employee Engagement

The Bottom Line on Employee Engagement

by | July 26th, 2016 | General

As a leader, how severely do you think employee disengagement is impacting your bottom line? The Ivey Business Journal cites a study by New Century Financial Corporation, a U.S. specialty mortgage banking company, which “found that account executives in the wholesale...
“Single Loop” and “Double Loop” Thinking

“Single Loop” and “Double Loop” Thinking

by | July 19th, 2016 | Leadership

One of the finest teachers in the area of metacognitive thinking was Dr. Chris Argyris, a prolific author and Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School. His work on organizational learning was unparalleled; he did a great deal to shape my own thinking on this...
Respect and Value Others

Respect and Value Others

by | July 12th, 2016 | General

There is a oneness in humanity that I’m afraid is overlooked far too often. I am convinced that the root cause of so many of our interpersonal, generational, and interracial conflicts is that too many of us don’t realize that when we treat a person without dignity,...
Hubris and Humility Don’t Coexist!

Hubris and Humility Don’t Coexist!

by | July 5th, 2016 | Leadership

Humility stops hubris in its tracks because humility knows that hubris does not bear the same identity as itself. I want to state at that much of what I am about to say may seem at first glance to be so obvious that it does not require this level of detailed...