It is hard to imagine that is has been a year since our world changed as we knew it. Before COVID, I don’t recall conversations about pandemics, mass vaccines, antigens, closures, limited travel, masks, toilet paper, sanitizer, virtual only, lockdowns and to name a few. This year has taught us so much about who we are, what we value, what we cannot live without, how we adapt and how strong we are. We asked [...]
By Adrienne Mollor We have all heard of and maybe tried to address habit changing challenges such as the 21 Day Fix, 30-day ab challenge, fit arms in 15 or maybe even used an App to make change. We track our eating, exercise, sleep and other habits with our smart devices or in journals to better understand our patterns and derailers. This type of personal accountability seems easier with the assistance of a plan [...]
The word “conflict” often conjures images of confrontation and anger, but this is often not the case. Disagreements occur in even the most positive and productive work relationships—at least, they should. Conflict itself is neither inherently good nor bad—what is perceived as positive or negative is how the differences are managed and the outcome ensues. There is a phenomenon that we are experiencing in the workforce today, and more broadly in our culture: The [...]
How Continuous Learning Shapes Leadership What will be new for you in 2021? What do you hope to accomplish? How will you get there? I saw a quote on social media recently about excuses, which wrapped up with the following: We all know what we need to do, but most people still don’t do it because it is hard to go out of our own comfort zone and it’s easier to just make excuses. [...]
We have faced unprecedented change and loss of control over the last few months. People have lost jobs. Parents and caregivers have become homeschoolers. We’ve left our offices and colleagues to work remotely, and we’ve had a realization of how the workplace can shift and how companies can pivot quickly to meet demands. Our everyday norms are gone and it doesn’t seem realistic that they will return to what we knew before. How do [...]
The ‘command-and-control’ leadership style needs to die -- but do we always recognize what it looks like? As we plunge into the new now, the post-pandemic market, it’s more important than ever for leaders to understand the difference between being authoritative and authoritarian. It’s hard to believe that in 2019, we were still reading stories about companies with toxic work cultures. They were still out there, but did they survive this disruption? Workforce engagement [...]
“Face to face conversation is the most human and humanizing thing we do. Fully present to one another, we learn to listen. It’s where we develop the capacity for empathy,” shares Sherry Turkle in her Book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. When our son attended Montessori, they sent a bi-weekly newsletter with a focus on community and character building. The students defined empathy as “caring for others and thinking [...]
What is the future of leadership? We have spent the past year researching this topic and interviewing executives around the world. We learned that the future is already here and that your organization’s survival is based on a number of key factors—including its ability to be agile. The markets of today and tomorrow reward organizations that have the capacity and willingness to adapt. Market leaders have established cultures and management approaches that encourage creativity [...]
Key 3 Questions Leadership Teams Need to Ask Themselves Leadership teams are in constant flux. Leaders are coming and going, and similar to their businesses, their direction and needs are in constant flux as well. It is more critical than ever that leaders and their teams need to pause and ask themselves 3 critical questions: Is your senior team aligned regarding your strategic roadmap? Are you confident in your leadership team and in their [...]
By Adrienne Mollor, Senior Partners "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen" - Winston Churchill We can all become very focused on our own voices and perspectives. People practice hard, make themselves panicked and try to stretch out of their comfort zones to become “good” speakers. There is a vision that a strong speaker is more established and successful. I [...]
