In a perfect world, we would all clock out of work and immediately forget about project deadlines, office politics, and that awkward email thread that spiraled out of control this afternoon. This dream is precisely what the Apple TV+ series Severance explores—but with a dystopian twist. The show presents a reality where employees at Lumon […]
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In an accelerating world of predictive AI, is an investment in facilitated team building and leadership development tools like DiSC still considered valuable? Can we still gather information about ourselves and others and leverage it to deepen our relationships and improve outcomes or has the die already been cast? Personality assessments have been criticized as lacking […]
Investment is up in 2023 for corporate leadership development. That’s because today’s leaders are not just managers of tasks. They are required to be advocates for their team, strong communicators and emotionally intelligent to develop and retain staff. This shift towards human-centered leadership isn’t a surprise, and seems a fitting response to 3 years of […]
I love MUSIC. Every Sunday growing up I would tune into the “American Top 40 Countdown” hosted by Casey Kasem. I spent hours huddled around my clock radio waiting to hear the hits and singing along with every single song, tape recorder at the ready to nab my favorites (don’t tell the FCC). I can […]
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I had the distinct pleasure of moderating a panel at 8th annual The Wright conference in Golden, CO. Spark4 shared the stage with leaders from Camber Outdoors, The Dream Maker Project, Smartwool and No Man’s Land Film Festival. The leading edge topic started out as, “Engaging Emerging (young) Leaders” but through our discussion, we uncovered […]
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Of the “4 unavoidable” leadership challenges mentioned in this article, #3 and #4 feel particularly important to us. The complexity and rate of change in the world of business will never stop accelerating. Since it’s the people who do the innovating, we have to push the pace on more inclusive leadership development strategies so we can leverage […]
I got my spark for experiential learning in the 90s while I was leading trips for Backroads Active Travel, the world’s #1 active travel company. I was hosting groups of people exploring new places on foot, by bike and by boat. It was a complex but thrilling endeavor. Think of it, 30 strangers from any and […]