Leadership Burnout Is a Culture Issue—Not a Capacity Issue

Leadership Burnout Is a Culture Issue—Not a Capacity Issue This Isn’t About Working Too Hard. It’s About Working in the Wrong Environment. Let’s set the record straight: burnout isn’t a result of doing too much. It’s the byproduct of doing your best in a broken system. If you’re drained, disengaged, or doubting your future as […]

Your Diversity Strategy Isn’t Broken. Your Leadership Is.

Let me say something that might make you uncomfortable:Diversity doesn’t fail.Leaders do. If you’ve ever said, “We tried a DEI strategy, but it didn’t work here,” chances are your strategy wasn’t the problem.The problem was the people responsible for making it stick. It’s Not About the Program. It’s About the People. You can hire a […]

Rank-and-Yank: Why Forced Ranking Is Fueling Your Turnover

Want to ruin collaboration, breed distrust, and send your top performers packing? Simple: force your employees into a ranking system, pit them against each other, and fire the “bottom” tier every year. That’s rank-and-yank—and it’s not leadership. It’s lazy management. Used by some of the biggest names in business during the ‘90s and early 2000s, this […]

Toxic Leadership: 7 Traits That Quietly Wreck Your Workplace

Some leaders don’t yell. They don’t slam doors or send scathing emails. They show up to meetings on time and hit their numbers. And yet—they’re the reason your team is walking out the door. Toxic leadership isn’t always loud. Sometimes, it’s quiet. Subtle. Strategic even. It hides behind performance metrics and polite professionalism. But make […]

Silent Sacking: The Leadership Shortcut That’s Killing Your Culture

Silent Sacking in the Workplace: The Quiet Crisis Killing Company Culture It’s not always about layoffs. It’s not even always about poor performance. Sometimes, your job just… disappears. No one says it out loud. Your calendar empties, your responsibilities shrink, and your voice? Uninvited from the table. Welcome to silent sacking in the workplace—and if you’re […]

The New Rules of Work: 4 Emerging Trends Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore

The workplace you knew five years ago is gone—and it’s not coming back. What we’re experiencing now isn’t just change. It’s transformation. The hybrid revolution, the rise of Gen Z, economic turbulence, and renewed calls for equity and justice have created a pressure cooker of new behaviors and bold expectations. And for leaders, it’s not […]

7 Things Every Chief Executive Should Know

Let me be real with you.Being a CEO is one of the most powerful jobs you’ll ever have—and one of the loneliest. I’ve spent my career working with C-suite leaders in Fortune 500 companies, billion-dollar healthcare systems, government agencies, and nonprofits. I’ve advised a U.S. President. I’ve built executive teams from scratch. I’ve also sat […]

Five Strategies to Fix Your Toxic Workplace

Let’s face it—toxic workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It builds slowly. Quietly. Through broken communication, weak leadership, failed change management, and well-intentioned policies that never turn into action. Before you know it, your best employees are disengaging. They’re burned out, frustrated, and resisting every new change—because deep down, they don’t trust that this time will be any […]

What Toxic Workplace Culture Is Really Costing You

What Toxic Workplace Culture Is Really Costing You Let me get straight to the point: There’s a silent epidemic running through your organization. It’s not just burnout.It’s not just disengagement.It’s not even just turnover. It’s all of the above—plus the toxic workplace culture you didn’t know you had… or maybe have been trying to ignore. […]

Survive or Thrive: What Leaders Must Do to Protect Their Workforce in a Shifting Economy

The economy is shifting—again. Interest rates rise, markets fluctuate, and companies everywhere are tightening their belts. Every leader now faces the same question: How do we protect our people while keeping the business strong? The truth is, some leaders will only try to survive this moment—cutting costs, freezing hiring, and hoping for the best. But great leaders won’t just […]