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Leading to Outcomes

One of the more successful strategies I have seen managers take in their organizations has been shifting their focus from managing the process to leading to outcomes. In the age of employee empowerment, one of the best ways to allow your team to feel like they have a say in the work is to allow […]

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Don’t Be Afraid Ask

Over the past couple of months as I have been looking for my next career challenge I have been lucky enough to enjoy a lot of amazing conversations, meet a lot of really interesting people, and learn a lot from both the people I am meeting as well as my own experiences going through this. […]

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Take Chances When Opportunity Strikes

I’ve recently had new opportunities present itself on multiple fronts in my life both personally and professionally. Those opportunities couldn’t be different from one another in their context, but upon reflection I think my potential success in both cases is very similar. The key to my success will be a willingness to take chances when […]

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Unleashing Authenticity

I watched an incredible TED Talk this morning from Caroline Casey that had an extraordinary effect on me. I’m fairly sure I got a few looks on the GO Train as I alternated between wiping tears from my eyes to chuckling out loud, but the message struck a core nerve for me. I won’t spoil […]

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The Authenticity Army

A colleague of mine, Stewart Hayes, reached out to me a couple weeks ago with the brief message: I found another member of The Authenticity Army I hadn’t thought of the concept in that way before and it really made me reflect.  I know that Stewart and I share similar thoughts on doing the right […]