Author name: Dan Winter

A thoughtful reflection from my friend Bruce Wilhelm. Getting out of the glare of our business priorities to reflect on what we want to take care of in our lives leads to self-energizing leadership. I loved Bruce’s quote by Jerry Colonna “What we need, sometimes, is a chance to reset our goals and to reconnect with our deepest […]

I appreciate the framing by Vilija Biciunaite. Many organizations ask for training or an offsite, hoping for sustained change. Offsites create insight but seldom create sustained change. Our habits become who we are, and developing new habits takes recurring practice, with reflection, adjustment, and reinforcement. Click here to see the original LinkedIn article in the new

I was talking with my friend Sheldon B. about the roles of Decision Quality and Cognitive Bias in helping leaders and teams make better decisions. We’ve both run into teams that have pretty much made up their minds but still ask for more data or one more analysis. If you aren’t going to change your mind, the value of

Nir Megnazi brings attention to one of the important shifts leaders need to make as their scope grows. Leaders who focus on more action and ignore how they manage priorities to reduce stress eventually hit a wall (and may cause their teams to crash). Definitely take action, but sometimes that action is a deep reflection to

I was reading this quick post by Dr. Richard Osibanjo and was reminded of many conversations with friends and colleagues who are starting job searches. Often, they are unhappy with something in their current job – boring work, challenging partners, ineffective strategies, long hours, etc. This unhappiness pervades their thoughts and colors their mood even when we