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When I landed my first job as a director, I remember thinking, “Look ma, I made it!” But I quickly learned that I was a small fish in the sea, and that to prove myself, I would need to get “bigger.” Every training I attended and every conversation I had seemed to be about landing

You could tell they were powerful questions by the silence in that crowded conference room in Haiti. I empathized with the mostly Haitian audience because, in a poor country like theirs, non-profit organizations are not the domain of do-gooders and virtue-signaling philanthropists. Non-profits are practically the only “game” in town. Most of the staff members

You could tell Oliver was disturbed by what he had discovered about himself, but he courageously shared it with the group anyway. We were conducting a coaching exercise known as, “Immunity to Change” (or ITC)1 designed to shed light on a grinding area of underperformance for an otherwise fantastic team – we were consistently failing to

While I lived in New York, I became acquainted with a colorful character named Bobby through the church I attended. Bobby was a true native New Yorker. In fact, he was practically a cliché complete with gold chains, slicked-back hair and love for all things Italian-American; especially the Godfather movies, which he viewed as a kind

Are you a transformative leader? Or are you something more like a manager, a bureaucrat, or like the prophet Isaiah described, “the voice of one crying out in the wilderness” (you have great ideas but are stymied in their implementation)? We all want and expect our leaders to change things for the better, but only

You could tell they were powerful questions by the silence in that crowded conference room in Haiti. I empathized with the mostly Haitian audience because, in a poor country like theirs, non-profit organizations are not the domain of do-gooders and virtue-signaling philanthropists. Non-profits are practically the only “game” in town. Most of the staff members

Are you as suspicious as a goat, or as street smart as a tiger? Maybe you’re a real stud, like a rooster, or a dud, like a donkey. These metaphors are probably not familiar to you unless you happen to be from the Dominican Republic, one of many cultures that draw heavily from the animal

Leadership development – it’s a topic that seems to be on the minds of many these days. But ask a leader how developed they are, and you’ll likely get a blank stare. Those who dare might search for answers in a leadership 360 assessment, which can hold valuable clues, but often tells you more about

The 18th chapter of Exodus is set against a dramatic backdrop. God is miraculously working in favor of the helpless Israelite refugees wandering in the desert. Water is springing out of rocks, food is falling from the sky, and Moses, God’s chosen leader for this moment, is defeating foreign armies just by raising a wooden

Recently about 100 million Americans watched as the Vince Lombardi Trophy was lifted by this year’s NFL Super Bowl champions. The legendary coach for which American football’s highest honor is named passed away decades ago, but his impact on the game and on the lives of his players remains strong even today. Coach Lombardi was