Why Intentional Leadership Matters

Recently during a return journey home from a downtown, I was reminded of how every action that we chose as an individual has significant potential implications, even when we can’t see it at the time. Traffic was bumper to bumper, moving slowly. Slower than we all would have preferred, I suppose. Isn’t it usually? Out of nowhere,…

Read More

Building Positive Workplaces with Trauma-Responsive Practices

Susie was considered a key candidate for an upcoming C-Suite role.  She certainly had a lot of the skills to excel in that role.  Susie was the “plug the holes in the boat” person.  When there was a crisis, Susie was the go-to person to fix it.  Good on Susie! Except for one key issue…

Read More

Don’t Trust Your Workforce Future to Your Gut

“A majority of our executive team is retiring within two years. Unfortunately, we don’t have a formalized succession plan in place to backfill the roles”,  he said.   I asked my client to repeat what he just to make sure I had heard correctly. I could hear the “crunching” of numbers in my head as I…

Read More