Leadership Communication

Compassionate Accountability, Decision Makers, Leadership, Speaking

Brain research looking at what happens in a person’s brain following positive and negative interactions illustrates why it’s so critical for each of us, especially leaders, to be mindful about the nature of our interactions, regardless of the topic being discussed. Read More

Compassionate Accountability, Decision Makers, Leadership, Speaking, Team Leaders

I get the concept of pay it forward and I’ve seen the movie. This time I experienced it first hand and was on the receiving end of the equation. Read More

Compassionate Accountability, Decision Makers, Leadership, Providers, Speaking

The Pope's recent visit to the United States may have been disappointing for those expecting a rock star. His philosophy and approach are not how we typically characterize top leaders in our American culture. Regardless of your faith, nationality, or position, Pope Francis' counter-cultural message has leadership lessons for all of us. Read More

International Forum, Leadership, PCM, Speaking

In my previous two posts I described the four primary personality types characterizing the slate of 2016 presidential candidates, and used the Process Communication Model (PCM®) to analyze Sanders, Bush, Fiorina, Clinton, and a few others. In this post I’ll finish with my take on the rest of the slate. Read More

ComCorps, International Forum, Leadership, PCM, Speaking

Using the Process Communication Model (PCM®) as a framework for analysis and prediction, here’s my take on Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Bernie Sanders, and Marco Rubio. Read More

Compassionate Accountability, Leadership, Team Leaders, Trainers

Most stress comes from trying to control things that are out of our control; the weather, the economy, the stock market, the competition, the latest trends, what's popular, other people's behavior. Here are four rituals anyone can develop to keep focus on what you can control. Read More