Your Biggest Focus Areas of 2021: What We Learned This Year

You’ve given me great feedback this year in the form of likes, comments, texts and emails.  When I reviewed the feedback on all 52 articles I’ve written,  a crisp, larger picture emerged. The TLDR is (as we expected), that it took a massive amount of energy to complete our missions this year.  In fact, it […]

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Making the Holidays a Time for Productive Rest

For many of us in North America, we are coming into a season of holiday celebrations, family events and travel.  For those who have a calling to career and business, it’s also a time for some space, rest and introspection. If you feel like you just need to rest, I would encourage you to do […]

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Tech Leaders: Is This Blindspot Holding You Back?

There is a magic inflection point in the development of leaders whose functional background is built on professional competence.  It’s that moment when they tip from moving from directive to collaborative leadership. What makes it magic?  There are several reasons: it opens up the spectrum of possible solutions, allows significant talent development and provides scale […]

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How External Shifts are Driving Internal Tensions

As a senior HR leader in a complex firm, you know that retaining and evolving talented tech leaders has moved to the top of everyone’s list. The work and workplace has moved (a lot) in 2021, and it will continue to evolve in 2022.  Most of that shift has been driven by the need to […]

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The Most Underappreciated Role in Business

Much like the coach of an athlete, great sponsorship is less splashy than being the star. But like the coach working with an athlete to activate talent on the team, a great sponsor serves off the radar.   The best have a quiet effectiveness that establishes trust and confidence in the team.  Experience has shown us […]

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