Decisiveness stands as a crucial leadership trait that can significantly impact an organization's success and effectiveness. Leaders who exhibit ample decisiveness inspire confidence, foster accountability, and drive progress within their teams and organizations.  However, finding the right balance is imperative, as excessive decisiveness can lead to hasty decisions with long-term detrimental effects.  

On March 18, 2024 I provided written testimony in support of the Workplace Psychological Safety Act in the Rhode Island Senate. If passed, this legislation would be the first of its kind in the USA and would bridge the gap between intent and impact, having considerable positive effects on employee wellbeing and organizational performance.

Change is an inevitable part of life, but it can also be a source of anxiety for many people. Fear of the unknown is a common cause of anxiety related to change. However, there is a way to reframe our approach to change that can help us overcome our anxiety: curiosity. 

Despite significant progress in recent years, women still face unique challenges in the workplace, including bias, stereotyping, and a lack of representation in leadership positions. Executive coaching is a powerful tool for developing leaders at all levels, but it is particularly valuable for women leaders, and especially valuable for women of color, as they navigate challenges in the workplace.   

On October 10, 2023 I testified in support of the Workplace Psychological Safety Act in the Massachusetts state legislature. This legislation is the first of its kind in the USA and would bridge the gap between intent and impact, having considerable positive effects on employees from a DEI perspective while increasing performance of teams and organizations.

In the last few years, more and more professionals have questioned how their greater purpose shows up in their daily lives.  Many of these professionals are looking to make career changes because they think their skills and abilities could be better aligned to their passions and purpose.   In order to make a successful transition, several key factors can influence your success.

Executive retention through leadership development is critical to ensure organizational success because a biproduct can be a strong succession pipeline. When done poorly, it’s estimated to cost $1T across the S&P 1500 annually. When employees feel engaged, valued, and supported through development opportunities, they are more likely to stay with a company for the long term and drive value creation. 

Gone are the days of simply paying someone well and expecting them to be engaged in their work.  For leaders, an engagement differentiator to help their organizations win the talent war is investment in leadership development.  A key way to achieve this is through executive coaching, which yields many benefits. 

Remember the 737-Max 8 disasters? Dangerous workplaces hurt consumers and employees when poor organizational values undergird a culture of low psychological safety. Culture eats strategy for breakfast.

Bullying beyond the playground? Yes. 27% of American adults have experienced bullying at work. This is a guide intended to help employees going through this experience.

People with narcissistic traits can engage in destructive and abusive workplace behavior and you will inevitably come across one (or more) in your career. Learn how to protect yourself by fully understanding their negative impact and taking a few specific steps.

Cognitive ability tests that seek to measure intelligence, similar to the SAT, have been commonly used in organizations to successfully select personnel. But like any selection tool, there are practical advantages and disadvantages and this blog post examines the costs and benefits of using such assessments for selection purposes. 

Technology has had a substantial impact on assessment methods.  In fact, new technologies have the potential to completely change the structure of the assessments market because of enhanced user experience and crowd sourcing as a method for employee selection.  My aim in this post is to examine changes in the assessments field in light of new technologies and to provide information on the emerging use of big data-based assessments for organizations. 

Are you a new manager? Or, perhaps you've been in a management position for a while and wondered how you can help your line reports perform and innovate more. My research has shown some practical solutions to help leaders and managers drive performance of their teams.

Only 17% of executives are female in Fortune 500 companies and 20.4% of executives are female in The Financial Times and Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 companies. Research on social networks shows one explanation for this disparity: how women, on average, are are excluded from social relationships that confer power and resources and primarily benefit men.

If you’re a conscientious person, it might be a challenge to let go of the details. Managers are often highly conscientious people who need guided support in making the important transition from ‘deliverer of results’ to ‘strategic orchestrator.’ If you’re in this position you might find that your drive for results can become an overplayed strength.

Certain personality traits may help best predict who will be a leader while other traits can be linked to leader effectiveness. Just because someone emerges as a leader does not mean he or she will necessarily be a good leader. Furthermore, destructive traits can be challenging and time-consuming to deal with because personality traits are difficult to fundamentally change.  Researchers have found that some traits are more likely to lead to positive change within developing leaders than others.

Organizational culture is a pertinent topic for any company, and culture can have both positive and negative effects on employees, productivity, and the bottom line.  The purpose of this post is to explore more of those negative effects and understand how companies with destructive organizational cultures can use diversity initiatives to turn culture into something more positive and productive. 

Although we have progressed as a society, racism is still alive and well. Over the past several decades, racism has morphed and changed from an overt phenomenon and experience to one that is more subtle and covert that can have a negative impact on minorities in the workplace.