by Beth Strathman | Feb 22, 2021 | adaptive leadership, assumptions, awareness, behavior, change, collaboration, communication, dialogue, influence, internal processes, leadership, learning, listening, psychological safety, psychological safety, self-awareness, team
Do you congratulate yourself on the fact that your team never argues or even disagrees with each other? Hold on. That might not be a good thing. Results from a study of 55 executives teams by consulting firm RHR International found that while internal cohesion and...
by Beth Strathman | Dec 21, 2020 | adaptive leadership, alignment, assumptions, behavior, beliefs, change, collaboration, communication, corporate culture, credibility, focus and priorities, goal execution, leadership, leadership skills, strategic planning, strategy, success, tactics, values
A recent survey found that one of the top frustrations of CEOs is aligning strategy and people. This was interesting to me because of the amount of research and experience available to companies about strategy, change management, employee engagement, etc. Moreover,...
by Beth Strathman | Apr 24, 2020 | adaptive leadership, assumptions, change, commitment, communication, corporate culture, credibility, ego, factions, goal execution, influence, innovation, integrity, leadership, leadership skills, listening, purpose, strategy
Difficult and uncertain situations often highlight weaknesses and failures in our habits, systems and practices. Energized by any “Eureka” moment, you might emerge from difficult situations as an evangelist for a new ideas or ways of doing and being. As you begin to...
by Beth Strathman | Aug 20, 2019 | authentic, behavior, change, collaboration, communication, corporate culture, ego, employee engagement, humility, identity, innovation, leader, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, performance, productivity, self-awareness, team
Did you know that teams rated as the “best” make more mistakes (not fewer) than others? How come? Because the better teams that make more mistakes DISCUSS them. When they do this, they can work together to reduce them. In short, these “better” teams...
by Beth Strathman | Jun 18, 2019 | awareness, behavior, change, collaboration, communication, corporate culture, credibility, identity, influence, leadership, leadership skills, listening, self-awareness, values
Exerting more positive influence with others can take a lot of listening, especially with individuals and groups who appear to be at odds with you. You know your good intentions and probably see yourself in the best possible light. However, the story you tell yourself...
by Beth Strathman | Aug 7, 2018 | assumptions, authentic, awareness, behavior, beliefs, change, ego, evolve, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, resilience, self-awareness, success
When was the last time you got out of your “comfort zone”? Here’s a story, from storyteller Michael Meade, about the fact that seeking safety might be costing you something: On the ancient savannas life pours forth in the form of teeming, feeding...
