september, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES As organizations are pivoting or panicking during this time of COVID, many leaders are looking for a silver bullet. They want to have that Agile Culture, or is it the Culture of Diversity and Inclusion, or perhaps the Sales Culture, Culture of Innovation or the good old Safety Culture? In fact, some organizations have separate … Read more
september, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES We have all heard the mantra – fail early and fail often. As we Nurture Growth in our teams, we say this to inspire innovation. Innovation requires divergent thinking, taking a risk and the possibility of failure or a false start. How we respond to a failure or false … Read more
september, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES None of us likes to be micro-managed by others, but most of us will micro-manage at times. More often than not, when we micro-manage, we believe that we are coaching. To Energize Action, we need to understand how to avoid the three common ways that we micro-manage. The first thing to … Read more
September, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES Getting locked into how something needs to be done holds back our teams and ourselves. When we Connect the Dots by focusing on the “why” of our project, we engage our team into a purpose that drives action and accountability. Why Creates a strong Image of Success As leaders, we can … Read more
september, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This Leadership Series generally focuses on the nuances needed to help lead a team and culture to better performance by following the model of Connect the Dots, Energize Action and Nurture Growth. The assumption is that the culture shift is from good to great. But, what needs to happen when the culture is … Read more