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We’re officially in “goal-setting season.” The 4th quarter is within reach, and most leaders I talk to are focused on one of two things: Finishing the year strong.  December 31 is looming, and there’s a final push to wrap up well. Looking ahead.  Strategy sessions are hitting calendars, and data is being assembled to plan for 2026. (Side note: If you’re more of a late-January planner—don’t worry. This still applies!) Here’s where the Goldilocks Principle  comes in. Set a goal

I work with leaders in different industries, with different tenure and different skill sets. One common trend exists through them all…each has leadership failures on a regular basis. Why? Because people are emotional beings, workloads are always shifting, and stress is ever-fluctuating. We have good days and bad days, read situations correctly and incorrectly, sometimes get it right and other times get it wrong. Instead of beating yourself up or sticking your head in the sand

What do emotions have to do with business? A whole heck of a lot, actually. It bothers me when emotions are discounted in business because they’re actually the fuel behind our commitment to reaching goals. They're why we… …push to meet deadlines, …do what's right for customers, …say "yes" to some opportunities and "no" to others. We welcome positive emotions that benefit the organization, but what about negative emotions? Those are less desirable—the ones we want people to "f

Let’s talk accountability. It’s come up with a few clients recently, in all its varying parts. To begin troubleshooting, consider what improvements you need to make in each of the four areas.  Expectations - Have expectations been clearly communicated?   Things like a clear job description with a specific list of roles and responsibilities, including key metrics they need to deliver on a regular basis. If someone doesn’t clearly understand what’s expected of them, they don’t

During a recent leadership roundtable, someone asked a big question:  “Where are my leadership gaps?” We all shared thoughts in the moment. But later—during my morning journaling (yes, I’m still a fan…some of my best clarity happens there!)—I realized we were circling something bigger. Sometimes in business, we get so  focused on tactics and strategy that we miss the umbrella principle sitting above them all. Let me explain. We often operate with this equation in mind: Take t

Did you know that clicking through an online course, listening to a podcast, or reading a book isn't going to make much of a difference in your behavior? That's right. There's something called the "Ebbinghaus forgetting curve" that demonstrates how quickly we forget information we take in  if we don't take some sort of action to retain it. The statistics shouldn't surprise you. We forget 50% of the information within an hour of taking it in. By 24 hours, we've forgotten aroun