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This year turned the world upside down and brought it to a standstill. Everything came to a stop in March of 2020 here in Michigan, and in many other places around the country and the world. Every business leader faced an unprecedented challenge that was on no one’s contingency plan or SWOT analysis. For some,

I set an expectation for every client in every session to be open and honest. But it’s challenging — sometimes, nearly impossible — for most people to be truly open and honest. Especially with other leaders in the room. In his book The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni spells out that at the root of

One of the biggest, most common reasons we entrepreneurs get into business for ourselves is to be more present with our kids or have more freedom to take family trips, or to be more intentional with the ones we love. And yet, we don’t communicate with our families in a very intentional way most of

Surgeon Atul Gawande once asked the question, “How do professionals get better at what they do?” He observes two views. The first one is the traditional pedagogical view. You go to school, study, practice, learn, and graduate. A professional is someone who is capable of making their own improvement. And this method works. The second view

As the coronavirus has shut down businesses and the economy, a lot more fear and uncertainty pervade our environment. It can be easy to fall into a pessimistic habit of thinking, but pessimism doesn’t help leadership teams to navigate the way out. While most entrepreneurs are naturally optimistic and more possibility-oriented in their thinking, their