Align4Profit Leadership Development Blog
Leadership development may be the most important activity in any organization. In my quest to helping men and women become more and more effective leaders, I share weekly articles that are a quick read with a promise to give your leaders actionable tips they can implement immediately.
It’s my goal to share my experience together with candid and pragmatic advice founded on deep research.
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November 14, 2016
Five Keys to Artful Communication Some leaders are very good at bringing up topics in conversation and coaching. Even difficult or sensitive topics seem to be easy for them to […]
November 7, 2016
What happened the last time you ran into one of your higher-ups in the hallway or on an elevator? Chances are they said something along the lines of, “Hello, how […]
September 6, 2016
Is Low Trust in the Way of Your Awesome Workplace? I’m sure you, like most corporate executives, understand the benefits of having happier employees and fostering workplaces where employees enjoy […]
July 12, 2016
How to Join the Ranks of Best Places to Work A positive corporate culture can improve the performance of an organization by as much as 30 percent, according to James […]
May 30, 2016
Innovation is so essential to organizational success, it goes without saying. But I said it, because although we hear so much about innovation and how important it is, we often […]
May 16, 2016
The people you want to hire, the kind of employees I hope you have hired, are people who want to grow. They are employees who want to become great at […]
May 16, 2016
We ended our trip at the north perimeter of the Grand Canyon where fewer than a thousand visitors come a year. Then we said our farewells, having built strong bonds […]
May 16, 2016
You can imagine the interesting dynamics that take place when you gather a group of people and spend day and night together for several days. There are bound to be […]
May 12, 2016
Today I met Mel, the founder and head honcho of the Three Parks Spectacular Ride. He created this amazing tour more than 30 years ago. He has also played various […]
May 10, 2016
On the second morning of our horseback-riding adventure along the border between Utah and Arizona, I rose and shot this short video. Hear the birds and the stream, but best […]
May 9, 2016
As a boomer my research into developing and managing millennials is top of mind. Sitting here in Las Vegas, I realize we need to make space for millennials’ way of […]
May 8, 2016
Before we even saddled up and hit the trail, I met Kaja Michelson. She offers 15-minute Skype sessions at no charge in which she helps you relax, reduce stress, and […]
May 6, 2016
I’m about to head west on a week-long trek over rugged terrain on the back of a horse. Along the way I will share my observations on how such a […]
May 2, 2016
The ability to communicate powerfully is one of the most important skills a leader can develop and practice in order to motivate employees. To understand how to communicate powerfully, we […]
April 18, 2016
How do you motivate your employees? Do you demand, cajole, threaten, plead? Or do you use the carrot-and-stick approach—reward success and punish failure? None of these approaches works. That is, […]
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