Every team faces barriers, but identifying the true obstacles is often harder than it seems. Surface issues like missed deadlines or low engagement are symptoms; the real challenges usually lie in culture, clarity, and alignment. To uncover what’s truly holding a team back, leaders must ask hard questions:  Are roles clearly defined?  Do people feel safe to speak up?  Is feedback welcomed and acted upon?  Is there trust and collaboration between team members and leadership? 

A people-first strategy that guarantees a win for both individuals and organizations is simple: empower your people . Empowered people automatically infuse all that they do with care, attention, and intention. They do things effectively, efficiently, and in a way that impacts others positively. The way we’re working now is not working, but the future of work isn’t less work (and it certainly isn’t AI, at least not long-term and sustainably) - it’s about leaving more of oursel

It’s work, there shouldn’t be any emotions here.  I often hear emotions don’t belong in the workplace. And we’ve all heard the advice:...

Too often, organizations treat impact as a byproduct—something that happens if we’re efficient, follow processes, or check all the boxes....

In order to hold one another accountable, we need to speak up. Speaking up—whether to give feedback or to step in as an upstander—is an...