Rearchitecting the Future: What Successful Organizations Are Doing to Create More Equitable Work Cultures

Leadership has always been critical and today has new and timely relevance given the unprecedented last couple of years. I have had the opportunity to speak..

4 More Workforce Trends for Women Talent Post-COVID

In last month’s post, I shared insights from SHAMBAUGH Leadership on three new workforce trends that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. These revolve around improving..

3 Keys to Leading in Difficult Times: Trust, Transparency, and Emotional Agility

In continuing some thoughts from my last two posts—in which I shared insights gained through interviewing top CEOs and  listening tours with senior executives on their..

What Gets in the Way of Creating and Leveraging an Inclusive Culture? Bias

Welcome to Part Two of our series that takes you “Behind the Scenes in an Executive Training Session.” In my last post, I discussed inclusion, sharing..

6 Traits You Need to Lead in the Digital Era 

The world of work is increasingly leveraging innovative technologies—from AI and mobile, to augmented reality and chatbots—to advance business and help companies gain a competitive advantage...

Top 8 Leadership Trends for 2019—Part III

As a continuation of our three-part series on 2019 leadership trends, here are three more trends to watch for this year: Be a compassionate leader. Regardless..

Top 8 Leadership Trends for 2019—Part II

In my last post, I shared the first three leadership trends in our Top 8 list for 2019: the importance of building quality relationships versus larger..

The Company of the Future Is Purpose-Driven

Have you wondered lately what the most important steps are that you can take as a leader to position your company for the future? A look..

The Path to Inclusion and Collaboration—What Really Gets in the Way

I spoke at several national conferences over the last few weeks on the topic of 21st Century Leadership, which I call Integrated Leadership. The foundation of this leadership model is based on having an inclusive culture and rich collaboration that effectively taps into the rich and diverse spectrum of talent within an organization. As you have read in many of my previous posts, Integrated Leadership is what drives greater levels of performance, profitability, shareholder value, innovation, and engagement, to name just a few of the organizational and individual benefits.

When I speak on this topic, I’ve noticed a common theme across audiences: while leaders intellectually understand the importance of inclusion and collaboration, it’s much more difficult to actually make the concept stick and have it truly become part of the leadership team’s DNA and culture.

5 Strategies to Maximize Collaborative Intelligence in Any Organization

Collaborative intelligence—the collective determination to reach an identical objective by sharing knowledge and learning while building consensus—is becoming increasingly essential to organizational success. In my last post, I discussed why leaders need to understand and implement a collaborative model based on creating a culture of collaboration that becomes an integral part of their overall leadership strategy. I also shared two essential skills—moving away from top-down authority and building bridges of cooperation—that can help build a more collaborative team.