Chris IrwinThis article really frustrated me, and I had to think about whyRunners will confidently say, “there is no bad weather, just bad clothing decisions.” Similarly, the theme of this article appeared to be…Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
Chris IrwinThe Return of Rules — Is it hip to be square?I have never been subjected to strict social constraints before. Born in the first part of the 1970s and having lived most of my life in…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Chris IrwinTraining Leaders to Engage — What Works Best?Like a balloon with a slow leak, my early-career faith in leadership training began to wane with a “tales out of school” comment from a…Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019
Chris IrwinTraining Leaders to Engage — what works bestLike a balloon with a slow leak, my early-career faith in communication training began to wane with a “tales out of school” comment from a…Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019
Chris IrwinThe allure of dataMy areas of professional practice is performance in collaborative environments and I will frequently invoke the combining of art and…Apr 26, 2018Apr 26, 2018
Chris IrwinGrow or die… or is there another option?Getting venture capital funding for your start-up (that probably is connected to technology) can be like boarding a train. Once aboard, the…Apr 5, 2018Apr 5, 2018
Chris IrwinOn the other side of the table… and loving itAs a consultant, I am often asked to facilitate discussions and share insights. I recently had the very good fortune of being on the…Jan 23, 2018Jan 23, 2018
Chris IrwinThe Fix is in, right?Corporate culture always offers room for improvement, so there is never a right or wrong time to evaluate and make changes. Predictably, we…Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
Chris IrwinWill this be on the test?Evaluation is a big part of organizational performance: we are all familiar with how attention to the evaluation can draw focus away from…Nov 27, 2017Nov 27, 2017