If we can systematize swimming, isn’t leadership as important?
One of the author’s little nuggets, demonstrating the glow of a system that works. I was at my eight-year-old’s swim lesson when it struck…
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Your Reputation Starts Before You Realize It: 5 Things Recent Grads Should Know
(Left to right) Chris, Heather, Patch, and I share insights with first-year Orr Fellows. The transition from college to your first role can feel like a…
Leadership Behavior Change: The Math Your Team Is Running on You
New results require new behaviors — and real accountability starts with naming them. But unless leaders name, model, and practice those behaviors together, teams…
The Rubber Washer Theory
Hello, disaster. I was halfway through my morning shower when my wife—who is about the calmest person I know—started pounding on the bathroom door…
The Predictive Index can improve hiring. That’s not its biggest value.
The Real Value of Predictive Index Begins After You Hire One of the most common questions I hear is, “How should we use Predictive Index in hiring?” It’s a…
In Giving Feedback, Stick to the Facts and Stress Impact
Originally published in the Indianapolis Business Journal on July 3, 2026. If someone else took control over your life tomorrow, what would be the…
The Spotter: Why Leaders Need Real-Time Outside Observation
You hire smart people. You invest in mentors, join boards, work with coaches. And still, no one is watching the view outside your cockpit right…
ADVISA celebrates 24 partners honored as Best Places to Work in Indiana for 2026!
Rankings announced for 150 Indiana employers “ADVISA is proud to work with and alongside these organizations who are committed to creating effective, leader-led cultures.”…
AI is forcing leadership to improve, not just go faster
AI won’t take your job, someone who knows how to use it will Forty-two percent of chief human resource officers say they’re prioritizing investments…
We are asking the wrong questions when implementing AI
The organizations that prosper do not ask, “What can we automate?” They ask, “Where does human judgment matter most?” Most AI conversations focus on…
The Leadership Question Behind the AI Boom
AI has quickly gone from an emerging technology to a daily leadership conversation. Leaders are experimenting with new tools, reading headlines about rapid advances,…
Coaching isn’t telling people what to do. That’s why it works.
We broke the word “coach.” Indiana Football may have brought it back. But before we get into football, let’s look back to the origin…