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Authentic leadership isn't a style. It's a stage of maturity and growth. Authentic leadership is where power and love intersect. Power and use of power are familiar concepts in business and the defining power as control, authority, capacity and influence is more than likely readily understandable an...
One of the most hilarious Saturday Night Live skits is the one where Christopher Walken demands from the “Don’t Fear the Reaper” band (Blue Oyster Cult) that he needed more cowbell from Will Ferrell. I was watching this skit the other day with a good friend of mine who is an actor. When we finally g...

One of the most challenging experiences you'll ever encounter as a consultant is dealing with your client's resistance to change.
We get blindsided by this all-to-common reality because we are only working with our clients because they at some point expressed a desire t...

When it comes to organizational change, most consultants think it's either all about project plans OR it's about managing the emotions and resistance that come with change.
But the truth is - it's both.Â
Leading change is both an art and a science. Your clients need to...
Alan was the CIO of an Information Technology organization that had employees across the globe. His instincts were absolutely correct – his organization was not set up to deliver what it needed to for his team’s internal clients and the company’s external customers. He started an initiative to re-or...
“There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body.”
I created this visual to depict the essence of what it takes to create healthy organizations and sustainable success: respect, appreciation and value of each part of the organizational system.
Every business l...
Imagine this scene. There is an operating room with patient prepped for surgery and lying on the table. The anesthesia has taken effect and the surgeons and the rest of the medical team are positioned for the big event. The surgeon utters the words which we all know from medical TV dramas signals it...
Ready to transform your consulting or coaching practice with an effective current state review?
If you’re looking to make a bigger difference with your consulting and coaching and offer solutions that are strategic and transformational, you know that mastering the art of a current state review is e...

Whether you are new to consulting or have been consulting for a while SURELY you have considered the possibility of landing work with the larger companies.
Perhaps this question has been top of mind for a while. You've probably wondered:
"How would I meet those larger...
It was the scariest moment of my life.Â
I was leading one of the most strategic and high-profile projects the Disney operations executives had ever collectively embarked on and I knew it was time for me to quit. This big decision wasn't about Disney - as the company and its executives were (and sti...
If you are like me, you're a consultant because you want to change the world.
You want to help leaders and companies create healthy work environments filled with engaged employees and customers.
But you leapt from the corporate ladder (or are thinking about it) because you also want to create grea...
When you are trying to figure out how to price your consulting, you’re really asking three related but very different questions.
Sure you want to know about the nuts and bolts about pricing.
You also want some insight into how to increase your fees and make more money consulting.
But ultimately, ...
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