Change leadership: Effective influence

Change leadership: Effective influence

A major change initiative has been launched with a comprehensive communication plan. Key people have been involved in and informed of the change strategies and the execution schedule. The CEO feels that this is a slam dunk. Unfortunately, just making sure key people...
Three habits of trusted people

Three habits of trusted people

Stephen R. Covey wrote in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, “Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” There are probably millions of...
Four ways to create superior meetings

Four ways to create superior meetings

Do you look forward to meetings? (Yes, we know you just spit up your coffee when you read that.) Most people find meetings to be overly long, boring, repetitive and lacking concrete outcomes. Given how much of our work lives we spend in meetings, this issue of poorly...
Teaching people to care

Teaching people to care

Jim Coyle of Nexus knows a lot about business, entrepreneurship, systems and much more. He also just “gets” people. He once commented that establishing core values is one of the most critical things any organization must do. Core values help you hire the...
Can you really let it go?

Can you really let it go?

Over the past couple of years, Humanergy has engaged in some spirited discussion around this question: When you have a conflict with someone, can you really just “let it go?” Or, if something bugs you, should you address it every time? Jeanne Brett in...