Revolutionizing Work Culture: Unleashing Human Potential Beyond Productivity

In the dynamic realm of modern business, a profound shift is occurring. Organizations are moving beyond the traditional focus on productivity to embrace a more holistic approach: unleashing human potential. This concept, deeply rooted in the philosophy of entelechy – the marriage of purpose and potential as described by Aristotle – is revolutionizing work culture. […]

Rationalizing intuition – Values Magazine Article with Dean Newlund

The secret sauce of any successful financial consultancy is to build trusting relationships with clients by providing excellent advice based on an analysis of data. But two headwinds challenge that model. One, data-based decision-making misses the wisdom and innovative thinking that comes from intuition. Two, as AI makes more of our decisions, and we continue […]

Developing a Culture of Innovation: Key Factors for Success

We hear it all the time: Innovation is vital to the success of employees, leaders, and companies. It’s a sentiment as ubiquitous as those corny breakroom posters of teams rowing in the same direction or a climber offering someone a hand up to the top of a mountain.  Even so, consider the changes that have […]

Managing Change: Strategies for Leading Through Uncertainty

Fear of change and uncertainty are common reasons leaders give for resistant or underperforming employees. Yet the speed of change and the uncertainty it brings is only increasing. As a result, leaders are unequipped to guide their employees from fear and hesitancy to confidence and action. However, there’s hope.  Employees and their leaders can boldly […]

How to Create Real Organizational Alignment

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Put Engagement Before Planning When we try and create a “one team” culture, we align the wrong things at the wrong time. Typically, management defines the strategies, goals, roles, and metrics and cascades them throughout the organization. Then, they undergo a series of efforts to engage employees in the new structure and plans. However, senior-leader-roadshows, […]

How to Manage a Toxic Employee

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Protect Your Culture SOONER OR LATER, all leaders confront the tough decision of what to do about a toxic team member. Company culture, morale, high-performance teamwork, and productivity are at stake. It is the moment of truth for these leaders: Should I take action or tolerate the toxic behavior? Do we walk our talk, or […]