How Trauma-Informed Leadership Is Key To Implementing the UN’s 5 Essential Leadership Skills
Until recently, I had only thought about the benefits of trauma-informed leadership in the context of leaders and teams within organizations, focusing on the changes created when leaders integrate these practices into their work. I hadn’t made the connection to solving the planet’s larger problems, as outlined in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]
What is vertical development? Here’s what’s missing from most leadership development programs.
“My leaders aren’t keeping up with the pace of change, which means their teams aren’t either.” I’ve been hearing the same complaint a lot lately when I’m talking to senior leaders about their leadership programs. They’ve had the same programs for years, but are realizing their leaders aren’t building the skills they actually need. Most […]
You Can’t Outrun Your Past
Maybe you can relate: I used to avoid thinking about my past by throwing myself into my work. I insisted that I was stronger than my past and the challenges I faced in my childhood; it didn’t need to define me. Work can be an escape; if we’re busy, we don’t have time to think […]
Let’s End The Fight Between Productivity And Well-Being
We can’t keep ignoring it. Work is killing us. We’ve seen headlines about the “Great Resignation” and quietly quitting for a few years now. They are fueled by anecdotal experiences and surveys, like research from McKinsey in 2022 that found 40% of people surveyed in six countries were unhappy at workand were considering leaving their […]
Your Team Isn’t Family; Create Workplace Belonging Instead
I get annoyed when I hear leaders say, “engagement and purpose aren’t a problem here, we treat everyone like family.” Most of the time, a family dynamic at work is code for operating in a less formal way, where people should believe they are as important as profit. But often, once there are financial pressures […]