Team & Culture Building
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: How Leaders Fix Them
You have smart, talented people on your team, but somehow meetings always seem to go sideways, decisions stall, accountability feels like an uphill battle, and everyone seems to be rowing in a different direction. Sound familiar? Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is one of the most widely read books in leadership for a reason. It puts a name…
Read MoreHow to Navigate Negative Culture Survey Results as a Leader
Learn how leaders should respond to negative culture survey results and turn feedback into real, trust-building action.
Read MoreTop 5 Team & Culture Assessment Tools for Leaders
Compare the top team and culture assessments for leaders, including DOCS, Working Genius, and DISC. Find the right tool for your team.
Read MoreLeadership Cohort vs. One-time Workshop: Which Is Best for You?
Learn the difference between leadership cohorts and workshops, who each option is best for, and how to choose the right path for you or your team.
Read MoreRight Size your Work: Take a Vacation
One of the key benefits of regular vacations and breaks from work is that it allows us the space to right size the work itself and our role as leaders, and it helps us break habits of over-functioning.
Read MoreLeading Yourself in 2023 ABC Goal Setting
The turning of the year is a human construct, but we still imbue it with all kinds of meaning. I don’t go in much for resolutions, and the statistics about people actually keeping those resolutions (Save more! Eat healthy! Call my mom!) is kind of laughable. Still, to the extent that the new year helps…
Read MoreSuccess, happiness and the power of gratitude
“Success leads to happiness” is a story. It’s so powerful and pervasive a story that often we don’t even realize that it’s working in our lives as a kind of operating system below our consciousness. We’re following a narrative that we haven’t consciously adopted, but that we’ve absorbed from the ambient culture through marketing, advertising,…
Read MoreCreating the Conditions for Happiness at Work
Lead 24/7 alumni gathered in September 2022 to hear from sociologist Tracy Brower about happiness at work. Dr. Brower’s presentation covered myths that surround happiness, and how leaders can help create the conditions for happiness in the workplace.
Read MoreToday’s Talent War will Require the Best from Leaders
This is a season in which great leadership will stand out more than ever. West Michigan organizations have an opportunity to distinguish themselves, and to attract talent from across the nation and world.
Read MoreThe DoKnowBe Tree at Wake up West Coast
In a presentation at Wake Up West Coast, Rodger Price unpacked the DoKnowBe Tree concept. For anyone wanting to better understand their unique design for leadership, this really is a great primer on how Leading by DESIGN works to help leaders better know themselves and lead more effectively and authentically
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