I’m issuing a heartfelt thank-you to all of the listeners who have supported the Shift Out Loud podcast in 2022. Our first season was wildly successful, reaching thousands of people who aspire to think and play bigger in their own lives. I’m thrilled that I could sit down with various amazing people to dig deeply […]
Energy is your most crucial asset. What makes it especially important for leaders is that it dictates how you can deploy your other leadership assets. Your intellect, your attention, your sensitivity, your ability to listen and understand, your patience… these are all subject to your energy level. It could be said that personal energy is […]
There is no shortage of information on how to be an effective leader. Anyone who is interested in being a successful leader or manager can keep themselves busy researching and studying the attributes of great leaders. Often, the attributes of successful leaders are presented as character traits. Experts tell us that the best leaders share these qualities […]
This may be the most important distinction you will ever learn as a leader. Leaders and managers who never learn to discern if their people are “Can’ts or Won’ts,” will have a career of frustration and confusion. They will waste valuable time working with the wrong people, and all metrics will suffer. Being able to […]
Unconscious bias…and the effect it has on teams and organizations…is one of the most serious leadership challenges today. There are lots of reasons for this, but let’s start with the most obvious one; that any business risk that is not conscious or immediately understood is daunting. Let’s start by getting on the same page with […]
