Teams are fragile entities - they can be powerful vehicles for mission achievement, task accomplishment, and relationship building. But unifying and supporting a diverse group of people is a complex and challenging process.

What tools do you need to reduce dysfunction and help your team thrive?

Points of transition provide us the powerful opportunity to pause and reflect, to consider what’s working and what’s not. Get some fresh insight with three tools to help make your reflection times more meaningful and strategic.

Find a thoughtful gift for the leader in your life … or add these items to your own wish list!

Unhealthy stress is a major challenge for workplaces, schools, and homes across the world. As leaders, we need proven stress relief strategies to effectively self-manage and to provide support for those around us.

Read on to learn the top research-based strategies to support healthy stress management.

Cultivating a growth mindset isn’t just about positive thinking—it’s about creating intentional habits that support learning and resilience. Self-assessment offers a practical way to pause, reflect, and see where growth is possible.

In this post, we’ll explore how reflection tools and self-assessment strategies can help you (or your team) strengthen a growth mindset and make meaningful progress toward your goals.

In my conversations with leaders in various contexts, it is clear that coaching is used as a ‘buzz’ word to describe many behaviors: continuous ‘checking in’ on a person’s progress; giving recommendations and advice; and sharing wisdom from experience.

Perhaps you also view coaching as a fuzzy and hard-to-define concept. How do you differentiate coaching from other similar functions such as consulting or mentoring?

Asking questions is a seemingly simple part of our everyday conversations. However, the types of questions we ask can make a big impact in shaping our perceptions, experiences, and relationships. The topic, type, tone, and timing of our questions definitely matter.

So, what makes some questions better than others?

According to recent research conducted by Google, employees desire managers who can skillfully coach them— and this desire ranks as a top rated (no. 1) manager behavior.

What is your capacity for coaching others to greater growth and discovery?

Creativity isn’t just an innate talent—you can strengthen it through reflection and intentional practice. In this post, we explore 7 coaching questions to build your creative capacity, helping leaders, teams, and individuals generate new ideas, overcome mental blocks, and approach challenges with curiosity and confidence.

Each question invites you to reflect on your mindset, habits, and opportunities to innovate in your work or personal projects.

Change starts with reflection. Before taking the next step in your growth journey, it’s important to understand your current potential and readiness — and what might get in your way.

In this post, we explore 3 essential questions to evaluate your potential for progress, helping you gain clarity, focus your efforts, and move forward with confidence.

Coaching isn’t just a feel-good exercise—it’s a research-backed strategy that delivers real results. From improving goal attainment to enhancing self-awareness, coaching helps individuals and leaders unlock potential, strengthen performance, and navigate challenges more effectively.

In this post, learn about four evidence-based benefits of coaching and why integrating coaching into your professional development can make a measurable difference.