Jun 3, 2020The Struggle with Moral Courage in Challenging MomentsIt often doesn’t make sense why other people or possibly ourselves, struggle with taking moral action when the situation in the organizations in which we work or public experiences or in our neighborhoods and families are calling us to intercede. Why is this so? “Fear is a powerful inhibitor of…Moral Courage5 min readMoral Courage5 min read
May 28, 2020Developing Beyond Dangerous BehaviorWhen a mindset is programmed in suboptimal ways and behavior is leading a person off course, even if it’s unnoticeable, it can be difficult to convince ourselves that adjustments are not only wise but necessary. There is a quote phrased in an interesting way that comes to mind: “Learn to…Habits5 min readHabits5 min read
May 28, 2020Success in Breaking Free and Moving on from Problematic HabitsUnhelpful or self-limiting habits can be quite difficult to shake, break, leave and move on from yet there are answers in our psychology that can prove to be the key to needed progress or desired success. “My understanding of habits is based on the proven insights from Stages of Change…Habits3 min readHabits3 min read
May 14, 2020Say What? — A Reputation Error in Judgment and CommunicationBryan Adams, say what? “Tonight was supposed to be the beginning of a tenancy of gigs at the @royalalberthall, but thanks to some f***ing bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy bastards, the whole world is now on hold, not to mention the thousands that have suffered or…Music2 min readMusic2 min read
May 14, 2020The Accompanying Dangers of How Data is Often InterpretedProblem solving is made possible or much easier with data, yet alone it is not the magical formula we often assume it is for effectiveness, risk management and efficiency. I was reminded of this fact this past week when I saw a tagline on someone’s LinkedIn profile: Data is Meaningless…Data6 min readData6 min read
Apr 16, 2020Answers Behind the Resistance to LearningLearning is not always desirable, especially when the need is critical and it is believed that we already possess sufficient knowledge and training. Yet if the need for education is important or critical, why the resistance? What happens when an intelligent, high-achieving individual or an organization as a collective becomes…Learning9 min readLearning9 min read
Apr 13, 2020The Spin-Free Zone in a CrisisIt is always cringe-worthy theater to watch how poorly crisis communications can be done, whether the audience is the general public, media, those directly negatively affected or crisis management professionals. Gene Rebeck wrote a piece about this in the Twin Cities Business Magazine. …Communication3 min readCommunication3 min read
Apr 12, 2020We Can Master Our Unruly Monkey MindHow can we more successfully navigate the challenges and problems in our lives, whether in business, the workplace or personally and intelligently prevent more of them from getting the best of us in the first place if we aren’t keenly aware of them happening, understanding how we participate in their…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
Apr 9, 2020The High Costs and Dangers of Mismanaged EgoEgo, unrestrained, is a dangerous, expensive and eventually, painful error. “When we’re caught in the grip of the ego’s craving for more power, we lose control,” Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter wrote in Ego is the Enemy of Good Leadership in the Harvard Business Review. That loss of control out…Ego3 min readEgo3 min read
Apr 9, 2020Valuable Takeaways and Lessons About Reputation Crisis: a BriefIt remains shocking that leaders and organizations so regularly do not grasp the risks of reputation crisis and react and respond in such damaging ways. If only they knew, like really knew, what they were doing to themselves to their reputations, individually and organizationally, and financially, maybe they would think…Business4 min readBusiness4 min read
