Articles
We're all wired differently!
Finding ways to tap into the motivations of your team and even yourself can be incredibly difficult. People react differently to different situations, but our responses have drivers that have many commonalities. These buckets of leadership styles allow us to...
EQ and Work-Life Balance
“Self-awareness is what enables you to translate the insights from an assessment into action. Self-awareness is getting to know yourself, moment by moment. Self-awareness is knowing what you are thinking while you think it and what you are feeling when you feel it....
Welcome to the People Business
It’s Tuesday morning, and you know what that means.
The Tuesday morning meeting begins the same way every week. Six people are seated around a spacious conference table with their chairs angled toward a screen mounted on the wall. Three faces are visible on...
Is work-life balance possible?
How do I rest when my couch is also my office?
Should I be available 24/7? I feel like I have to be.
Is every week going to feel like a crisis?
New questions come front of mind when attempting to achieve a healthy lifestyle. As...
Grappling With Uncertainty
We often use a phrase at InitiativeOne: "Leaders must become comfortable with being uncomfortable." When I hear this phrase, my mind goes toward the discomfort of uncertainty. Uncertainty is somewhat of a fear of mine. The general idea of discomfort rarely scares...
"Just Be Nice"
Many leaders want to be nice. There is something faux-admirable in such a pursuit. However, niceness doesn't carry the weight that we think it does. Its real-world application falls short of the mark when leading effectively or influencing others toward positive accountability or a...
