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Leadership in real life: your authentic self #everybodyleads!
Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with a community leader. She had just concluded her term as a the president in a well-known...
Oct 7, 2022
You can’t manage your way out of a shit show: when its time to Explore Options
In a recent spate of unfortunate events, a manufacturing facility had numerous lock out, tag out (LOTO) violations over a short duration....
Sep 8, 2022
Boys and girls: overcoming gender dynamics in the workplace
Not wanting to engender stereo-types, my sister gave my youngest daughter a toy “work-bench” for her second birthday. It was complete...
Aug 23, 2022
What’s in a name?
"Your own meaning comes from within yourself." Frank Jacob, 2022 Archetype Learning Solutions is a Learning and Development company...
Aug 8, 2022
Know it all…
When did we get into this state of managerial know-it-all-ness? Its beyond knowledgeable, its to a point in which managers will not...
Jul 29, 2022
#Everybodyleads
I’m often asked, “what does your tagline, #everybodyleads , mean”? What it really comes down to is about creating and developing a...
Jul 13, 2022
Recognition or reprisal?
Happy July leaders. With so many summer birthdays approaching, be sure to send the right message! Just recently, a good friend received...
Jul 5, 2022
Leadership in real time
I am frequently asked about my hashtag #everybodyleads, as well as why we must Begin from Within as a leadership starting point. True...
Jun 27, 2022
Something’s in the air
Why yes, it actually is in the air. That feeling that you sometimes can’t put your finger on: something negative or something positive. ...
Jun 6, 2022
What’s managing gotten us anyways?
Its time to ask the question, “what’s managing gotten us”? Its time to un-learn decades of bad behavior. Don’t mis-understand,...
May 27, 2022
Mentoring matters: a story
Introduction: One of my biggest leadership lessons occurred in 2000. I was completing my Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership...
May 24, 2022
That little feeling…
I had a great reminder about the difference between management and leadership this week. I am currently in a position to be interviewing...
May 13, 2022
What is leadership?
Leadership. What is it? How do we know it? How do we recognize it? All burning questions that need to be much better understood when we...
May 6, 2022
Your authentic self: just be you!
What separates leaders from managers? Well, lots, but one thing for certain: authenticity. In my many years of doing leadership...
Apr 29, 2022
The accountability word
Accountability, such a loaded word. We hear it all the time in organizations, “we need to hold them accountable.” Certainly, there are...
Mar 14, 2022
“I can’t wait to fail,” said no-one ever: ensuring your new team members experience success from day one.
The eager face of your new hire shows up on the first day of employment ready for success. But within just a short-time doubt,...
Mar 2, 2022
Organizational predators and prey: using leadership to rethink our approach to business
Do you need to be a predator to survive in business? At one time, being a predator seemed like a must-have in the corporate structure. ...
Mar 1, 2022
Its time…How a broader leadership development creates better organizational citizens
Its time to make leadership accessible to all For too long leadership development (LD) has been available to only a few. A few...
Feb 25, 2022
Meet the Blog Team
Blogging about all things leadership.
Anika Klix, MA ORGL & HRM
Mindfulness as a leadership practice
Employee Growth & Development
Leadership
Stephen Lord, Six Sigma Black Belt, Safe Start Certified
Safety as a leadership practice
Quality Assurance
Change Management
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