The Hidden Cost of Success: Why Your Company is Losing Employee Buy-In Harnessing Psychological Safety to Reignite Workplace Passion

The Hidden Cost of Success: Why Your Company is Losing Employee Buy-In Harnessing Psychological Safety to Reignite Workplace Passion

In a world where company growth and success should fuel employee satisfaction, 67% of staff are not positively engaged. Here’s why, and what you can do about it. The Engagement Paradox I recently heard from an executive-level leader at a growing company. This company was good at what it did, it had a sterling reputation, […]

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A Leader's Guide to Navigating Political Uncertainty

From South Africa to the United States: A Leader’s Guide to Navigating Political Uncertainty

I’d never witnessed this before. A national election was threatening to tear a country apart. A high risk of violence by supporters of the losing party. Uncertainty about how the work of our organization would be impacted by the new government. I was unsure who I could trust in the workplace to speak about my

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How to Have a Team of ‘A Players’.

How to Have a Team of ‘A Players’

“When I reviewed my staff, I noticed that I scored 50% of them at 4 or 5 on a Trustworthiness scale, with 5 being the highest score. 40% of the staff were at a 2 or 3, and I worry about their work quality all the time.” This is what I heard from an executive

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Making the Most of the Remaining Third: A Leader's Guide to Focused Progress

Making the Most of the Remaining Third: A Leader’s Guide to Focused Progress

67% Two-thirds of 2024 has already passed. It’s a sobering realization, isn’t it? 32% One-third. That’s the time that remains in this calendar year.   As leaders and managers, we’re faced with a significant challenge . . .  How do we make the most of this remaining time? How do we ensure that we’re not

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Lead with Confidence Mastering Purpose and Identity for Organizational Readiness

Lead with Confidence: Mastering Purpose and Identity for Organizational Readiness

When was the last time you critically examined your organization’s Purpose and Identity? If it’s been a while, you might be missing out on crucial opportunities for growth and adaptation. Don’t make the mistake of viewing your company’s Purpose and Identity as fixed and unchangeable… Let me tell you a story about a little paper

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Celebrating Team Victories!

Congratulations! You’ve done it! organizational change leadership You’re at the end of your change initiative, and, despite earlier concerns, things have ended successfully! How are you going to celebrate this accomplishment? Here are some ideas of activities that you can do together as a team! Team lunch or dinner: Organize a meal at a nice

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The Change Leader’s Pit Stop: Refuel, Realign, Resume with Confidence!

The Change Leader’s Pit Stop: Refuel, Realign, Resume with Confidence!

Did you ever take a long summer road trip as a kid? Didn’t those journeys feel like they would take forever? I remember some of the trips I took with my family when I was growing up. Three teenagers in the back seat. No air conditioning. Only one radio/tape deck for the car, with my

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The biggest trend impacting leaders today

The biggest trend impacting leaders today – and how you can adapt

Currently standing at about 25% in the US, the temporary workforce is comprised not only of those from temp agencies, but also specialists and consultants with niche expertise. However, projections indicate a staggering growth of this workforce to 46% by 2030. This shift isn’t a statistical anomaly; it marks a fundamental recalibration of the employment

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From Overwhelmed to Focused

From Overwhelmed to Focused – Three Questions to Energize You

In today’s fast-paced world, leadership isn’t simply about decision-making and delegation; it’s also about guiding teams through the uncertainty and complexity that characterizes our work environments.  Picture this… You’re a leader in your organization, responsible for steering your team towards its goals. Each day brings a new set of challenges and a new list of

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Adaptive Leadership

The Levers for Sustaining Change: Adaptive Leadership

This newsletter series has introduced the RCA Levers for Sustaining Change, a framework consisting of five interlocking elements that enable and support the momentum for change in teams and organizations, as well as ‘sustaining’ the resulting benefits. Earlier newsletters have introduced the first four elements: Effective Teams, Capable People, Empowering Culture, andHybrid Mastery (Click each element

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