When is something “good enough”? It can take one hour to get something to a 90% quality. It would take another 10 hours to get it to 99% quality. And it would take even more to get it to 110% - the point where you’ve exceeded requirements, but reached your [More]
Everyone on your team has potential. Some people have a little, while some have a lot – but how many people truly invest the time to reach their potential? The person with less potential who invests in themselves will do far better than someone who has higher potential but does [More]
What is the difference between a successful retreat and one that is… adequate? As a retreat leader, I’d like to think that the quality of the retreat leader (and the prep) makes a big difference, but there’s more to it. The most successful retreats get one thing very, very right: [More]
The technique is called Reframing. YET reframes a negative belief into one that opens the possibility to growth and mastery. Another example of reframing is the “power of YEP” (or if you prefer, the power of YES.) Like YET, the reframing happens internally. Consider when you are asked whether something [More]
Whether directly or indirectly, so much of the work we do with leaders and their organizations speaks to building brand values and culture, and how that impacts their growth. As an organization: 🤔 Who are you really? And who do you want to be? 🤔 Is your culture strong on [More]
As a rule, I would not want the camera running throughout the retreat. But as the meeting facilitator, I recognize that video can be a powerful tool, especially when used strategically. And especially when one considers how the video can be used well beyond the retreat itself. Here are five [More]
Our AI Resource Kit includes an Employee AI Acceptable Use Policy template, which includes the following 10 elements: Maintain Confidentiality: Do not embed into prompts anything that is either confidential to the organization, or that the organization has a duty to keep confidential (eg client or partner details, even if [More]
Unfortunately for many, it lives in a number of places, beyond the CRM: Excel spreadsheets Post-it notes Handwritten or computer notes from meetings. (Still using “moleskin” books?) Email correspondence Conversations at networking events And more What each of these things have in common: they are not the “single source of [More]
When planning retreats, there's often a gap between the initial ask and the deeper organizational needs – a gap that can only be bridged through careful investigation and honest dialogue. So here are five key factors that can bridge the gap (credit to the Braintrust Professional Institute): 1) Pre-retreat Intelligence: Beyond [More]
As a member of the leadership team, you’ve been tasked with organizing the annual offsite for your team. Inevitably, a question comes up: should I plan and facilitate the meeting myself, or hire an external person or company to do this? To answer this question, it’s important to recognize that [More]
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