Culture is a catalyst for the hybrid squeeze
Featured in the Indianapolis Business Journal What’s the single most enduring change that’s come out of COVID? It’s remote work. “The war is over,”…
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3 Ways Leaders Can Foster True Inclusivity in the Workplace
Here are three things to keep in mind as you empower your leaders and your organization to create a more inclusive environment: 1. …
20 Questions Leaders Should Ask Themselves
At ADVISA, we like to say that transformation is a journey not an event. Every journey is quite different, but many of the underpinnings…
3 Perspectives that Drive Success
The twentieth-century French novelist Marcel Proust once said, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new…
12 Years of Transformation
An update for 2025: Another year, another work anniversary! Lucky number 13. I thought, what better way to honor a marker in time than…
As AI proliferates, machines need soft skills, too
I gave a talk a couple of weeks ago about change and was stunned at the end when every single audience member’s question was…
Cultures are not simple: Why work cultures cannot be ‘fixed’
Leaders today are hearing more and more that toxic and ineffective work cultures are top contributors to employee churn and lackluster talent acquisition. In…
Here’s what you should be doing for your Gen Z workers
Everyone’s talking about Andi Owen. During a recorded virtual town hall last month, a clip of the MillerKnoll CEO went viral, in which she’s…
Mental Health and Wellbeing: A Priority for Leaders
Mental health impacts all areas of our lives, including work, either negatively or positively. When employees experience positive mental health, the result is increased…
Leadership development shouldn’t just focus on leaders
More than 30 years ago, Edwards Deming said, “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” He was emphasizing the heavy influence…
Understanding and interrupting the Quiet Quit
The Quiet Quit has hit a nerve with many of my peers. Suddenly, employees who have average annual reviews and are doing the job…
Collective trauma: Healing the workplace
This past week I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts when the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill came up as a discussion…