
ASTD Toxic Leadership Presentation
This morning I had the pleasure of attending an excellent ASTD ICE 2014 session presented by two of my colleagues, Bill Adams and Peter Ronayne, entitled “Keys to Surviving Toxic (More)

The HR Manager’s Challenge (well, one of them) – and how we’re trying to help
I attended ASTD/ICE last year with the express purpose of introducing a new line of digital products to HR Managers at the Expo. This was my first year with CCL, (More)

Storytelling as a Leader’s Art
So the executive looked at me askance, wondering if what I was saying was really true. “So you want me to learn to tell stories…really?!” Yes, and I wanted him (More)

5 Job Challenges for Leader Development
Need a change in your career? Accept a new job challenge. Job assignments are one of the oldest and most important forms of leader development. It can give you the (More)

Travel Well, Travel Light
Over the years, I’ve honed an approach to travel that works well for me. That is no small feat because I have two seemingly conflicting interests. One is to travel (More)

Johnny Cash Sings Leadership
When I was a teenager growing up in the 1970’s, I was a music junkie. I had a hard time remembering the names of songs but I sure spent a (More)

Who’s in Charge Here? Leadership and Grown Kids.
I just had the most wonderful week of vacation I can remember. My husband and I, and five of our seven grown children, including both steps and in-laws, went to (More)