Holy moly. The amount of knowledge we are gaining from this mass movement of people dubbed the Great Resignation will be feeding case studies for years to come. Researchers are salivating at all the fun qualitative and quantitative data from individual studies of what drives us to make career shifts to a macro-level analysis of […]
The Great Resignation is Revealing Four Core Truths that Won’t Go Away! Read Post »
I was recently reminded of the expression, “You have to be willing to be bad at something before you can be good at it.” So, I wondered, ‘does that apply to leadership too?’ It sure does! All too often, leaders get their title and position because they were good at their last job. But, their
Learning to be a Leader Read Post »
Our team at The Conversations That Matter has been working on a custom tool for an exciting client. The tool is focused on what it takes to have an innovative culture. I could get buried in the amazing content that has already been written on this very topic. It’s fascinating. There is one key to
Culture of Innovation Read Post »
It’s January 1, 2022 – 9:24 a.m. As I sit in my prayer chair for the first time this year, I am thinking about you — the reader, friend, client, random person who happens upon my simple blog. What are you thinking on this day? Are you, like me, looking to the next year and
New Year. New Words. Read Post »
In many ways, growing up in North Dakota wasn’t all that different from other parts of the country, especially the plains of the upper midwest. I was a slightly above-average youth with big dreams of leadership, family, and peace on earth. The greatest gift of my childhood was the love and support of a family
Leaders are Torchbearers! Read Post »
The holidays tend to be a time that I get to read a couple of books. The rest of the year, I collect them. In other words, Amazon is so kind as to send me all the books my heart desires, but I really only dive in a couple of times a year. However, when
An Executive’s Role as CEO of Organizational Health Read Post »
It’s one of those things that every human has been on the giving and receiving end of — at least I hope that’s true. An apology typically comes at the end of an event. Sometimes that event is a disagreement. Other times it is the response to a series of events that has caused harm
The heART of Apologizing Read Post »
Trust is not something that most people give freely. As a result, many professionals today lead with skepticism when entering into new business relationships. Why is that? Is it because of the nature of politics/business/media that pushes divisiveness and values power over people? Or is it because a professional relationship in our past has proven
Four things You Can Do Today (in 10 minutes or less) to Build Trust with Team Members Read Post »
When I was in college, I worked a few summers as a camp counselor. To this day, I truly believe the world would be a better place if every young adult did this important work. In addition to learning what it means to be authentic – it’s tough to sing and dance around a campfire
Finding Simple Humanity in Leadership Read Post »
It’s a weird job market, to be sure. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are faced with a set of hiring circumstances that we’ve never seen before. Because of this, employee retention is more important than ever before. We keep hearing how the pandemic has caused so many people to lose their jobs.
Employee Retention is More Important Than Ever Before Read Post »
