Will the real IQ please stand? There’s no doubt that we respect intelligence in a leader but how far does that truly go when creating a loyal followership? When faced with what we perceive as an insurmountable challenge, do we want to be led by the smartest person in the room or do we want to feel courageous enough to move forward in the face of fear and dread? The intelligence of today is about finding ways to inspire others who don’t think like us and don’t look like us. As leaders, we can choose...

Now, more than ever, we have to engage our compassion and lead from the heart. As the full impact of Covid-19 continues to emerge, there is likely to be an ongoing “working through” that needs to occur across all levels – individual, team, and organization. The biggest mistake we can make is to assume that we can pick up where we left off. As leaders, we need to be intentional about rebuilding the sense of “We’re in this together!” Using a “go slow to go fast” approach can put significant...

With deeply disturbing events, we can reopen old wounds that have and will likely never heal. Our emotional memories have no shelf-life. We can try to move on but for some, the past continues to get relived in the present when cultural change is not being driven from the very top. When an individual and certainly an entire world of people fear they have no future that is different from their past, they fall prey to a perpetual state of powerlessness and self-hate. With every subsequent trauma,...

As we continue to navigate the uncharted territory of Covid-19, we must make peace with uncertainty in order to move beyond a sense of powerlessness, terror, anger, and loss. This transformation requires that we manage expectations of ourselves and of others by using this crisis to redefine how we think, feel, and behave. If knowledge is power, clarity is priceless. As we learn adaptive ways to regain a sense of control, focus on the right things, and be even more intentional about the “how” and...