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As leaders, it's our duty to set the right environment for the people around us to thrive. We must invest in and nourish ourselves and our teams, and it's our job to cast a…

These days, virtually no one will tell you that teamwork isn't important when it comes to an organization achieving its goals. Even cynics understand that groups of people who…

If there is one thing I’ve learned in my line of work it’s this: Listening is an essential skill for success.

We’ve all sat in a meeting where we wondered what the purpose was, why the meeting was held and what we were supposed to accomplish through it. And if we are honest, in some…

No one is perfect… and neither are teams. We all have flaws. We all make mistakes. We all fall prey to distractions. And we all spark conflict at some point or another. Even…

Communication in its purest form is simply transferring information from one source to another, whether it be through a written, verbal and/or nonverbal exchange. While the…

Early in my career, the department I had just exuberantly joined underwent a reorganization. The boss I identified with and learned from was no longer my boss, and my new boss…

Many years ago, I regularly met up with a group of friends at a local breakfast joint for coffee. It was a bonding ritual for our bunch of diverse, young, high-achieving…

Imagine this: You’ve assumed your whole life that polar bears live at both the North and South Poles. You get into a discussion about the bears over dinner with a friend and…