I’ve spent most of my career producing different forms of live entertainment.  Those experiences are a huge source of inspiration and guidance for the way I now design and facilitate leadership and organizational development programs.

Why is asking for help so scary? The best leaders are described as vulnerable and open to feedback. How do you do that when most people find feedback uncomfortable? Explore four ways to make asking for help more comfortable and effective.

A Coach Mindset changes the focus from managing people to getting everyone on the team to connect their own dots.

Some reinforcing courage (and the different forms it takes), shared in the form of some challenges for the next time your fight or flight response kicks in.

Maybe it's more about the doing and not how the other people on LinlkedIn - or further down the beach - are doing it better. Maybe they are just having fun and hope you are too.

For me, Leadership Development means exploring the competencies and skills at the intersection of neuroscience, behavioral economics, organizational psychology, and, most of all the lived human experience.

Three things I'm learning from my Work From Anywhere experience in France

Perception Deception and how epic listening can be more powerful than knowing

Performance insights from a Navy SEAL (For people who are most definitely not SEAL-types).

Maybe it’s not just about the evaluation data, but in identifying the brightspots — the stories of places where someone uses the new tools to successfully lead through a situation of change.

“Be a better listener,” is advice we’ve been hearing since we were toddlers. It’s an essential skill if you’ve grown up to influence or inspire other people. But, what does good listening even mean? What are the specific, learnable, and measurable ways to be a good listener?

After diving deep into the biology and psychology of listening, and facilitating hundreds of listening workshops, here are four behaviors I’ve learned can transform any conversation from the first time you try them.

In times of massive uncertainty our brains take a while to adapt. Three simple steps to let your brain catch up: sit down. Be Quiet. Listen.