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Podcast Leadership

Leaders Need to Be Led

Special guest: John D’Addario III, CEO of D’Addario, the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of musical instrument accessories. Many leaders seek outside help when something is broken. Sales are down. Engagement is slipping. Turnover is rising.…

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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,…

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Article Coaching

The Human in the Data

I’d read the books. Done the assessments. I’d been in leadership development for 20 years, so I’d had a lot of exposure to amazing…

3 min read
Article Coaching

ADVISA’s Top 10 Posts of 2024

It’s been a year of growth and learning – and lots of insightful thought leadership from the ADVISA team, featuring topics about leader development,…

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ADVISA Leadership Consultant Brad Smith takes the stage with ADVISA client Joe Williams President and CEO of County National Bank
Article Employee Engagement

Building a Work Culture You Can Bank On

I recently joined my friend and client Joe Williams, President and CEO of County National Bank, to share a presentation about the value of…

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Jeff Thomas and Brian Millis attend CultureCon West in Las Vegas on behalf of ADVISA a leader and culture development consultancy in Carmel Indiana north of Indianapolis
Article Employee Engagement

One con of culture you should be aware of

Enlightening. Informative. Actionable. Affirming. These are the words that come to mind after my first time at a CultureCon event. CultureCon West Let’s hit…

6 min read
Article Emotional Intelligence

How leading by microwave can burn you

Featured in the Indianapolis Business Journal People like me are the reason microwaves were invented. Faster feels thrilling, even when the outcome is mediocre.…

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