If we want people to consistently demonstrate our new values, we have to create the conditions that make those behaviors easy (low friction), safe (low threat), and automatic (habitual). Here’s how:
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Use This Reserach-Based Appreciation Formula to Boost Retention, Productivity, and Engagment
When used consistently and delivered sincerely, appreciation fuels high performance by helping employees feel valued, respected, impactful, and confident – all the emotions required for high engagement and high-quality work that benefits both the employee and the business. Appreciation is also a powerful form of feedback. It reinforces what right looks like and the behaviorsContinueContinue reading “Use This Reserach-Based Appreciation Formula to Boost Retention, Productivity, and Engagment”
The Leadership Behaviors That Energize Every Team
Most leaders are doing more things right than they realize. These tools help you see it clearly, build on it intentionally, and lead with even more clarity, warmth, and confidence.
A Simple Weekly Pause That Changes Everything
Insights fade fast. Life gets noisy. Old habits return. But a Weekly Reflection keeps your awareness alive. It’s a short strategic reset that helps you stay aligned, energized, and intentional.
Energy Protection Technique: Reveal Your Personal Values & Priorities
One of the easiest ways to prevent unnecessary emotional and cognitive energy drain is to have a clear understanding of the values and priorities that are most important to you.
“Derailer” Disrupting Your Meetings? Try This 3-Step Technique
Do you have a meeting participant who regularly interjects plot twists that cause confusion, doubt, or fear? I call them grenade launchers, and I have a technique for getting things back on track. But the first thing to keep in mind is that their grenade-launching behavior often stems from fear-based conditioning. They’ve learned that it’sContinueContinue reading ““Derailer” Disrupting Your Meetings? Try This 3-Step Technique”
Not Feeling Motivated? Use These 5 Questions to Fuel Your Drive
When you’re feeling stuck, these questions will help you shift out of avoidance and into action. I’ve used these with coaching clients and organizations for more than a decade, and they’ve always helped to elicit the feelings we need to experience to begin a task we’re dreading or reignite momentum for a change we’ve alreadyContinueContinue reading “Not Feeling Motivated? Use These 5 Questions to Fuel Your Drive”
Conditioning: The Hidden Key to Change Management Success
One of the most overlooked drivers of successful change is conditioning – the process by which people learn to associate their actions with cues and outcomes. Understanding how conditioning works can dramatically improve how you design and deliver change programs, helping employees embrace new behaviors more quickly and sustainably. How Conditioning Shapes Behavior Conditioning happensContinueContinue reading “Conditioning: The Hidden Key to Change Management Success”
How Bad Bosses Drain Energy — And What Great Leaders Do Instead
In my work with organizations across industries, I’ve witnessed a common, costly dynamic: employees spending more energy protecting themselves than contributing their best ideas and efforts. When leaders create emotionally unsafe environments, they unwittingly shift employees’ focus away from meaningful work toward constant vigilance – scanning for threats to their reputation, security, or well-being. AsContinueContinue reading “How Bad Bosses Drain Energy — And What Great Leaders Do Instead”
The NINE Method for Calm & Confidence
An excerpt from my 2024 book, Shifting the Energy: When you find your mind stuck on painful thoughts or you detect tension in your body, it’s helpful to take a few minutes to recalibrate so you don’t continue to burn through emotional and cognitive energy at such a rapid pace. NINE stands for Notice, Invite,ContinueContinue reading “The NINE Method for Calm & Confidence”
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