Where to Focus, When
When we are not honoring our value of learning, we get crabby. We get judgmental. We experience the ennui of no wind in our sails. For us, honoring our value of learning puts spark into the rest of our lives and work.
Coaching vs. Consulting: Why Your Team’s Answers Stick
The Part I Don't Get to See At the end of a good day with a leadership group, I walk out of the room exhausted. I'm also exhilarated. I'm an extrovert, so part of that is the rush of being in front of people. That part fades fast. What stays with me is something else....
The View is Different From Here
Don’t try to finish the year you imagined in January. Finish the year you actually have.
5 Ways to Reduce Administrative Burden on School Staff
Discover proven ways to reduce administrative burden on school staff by centralizing community opportunities, simplifying scheduling, and automating updates.
Agrarian Leadership
Humans can mimic quickly. Anyone who has played peekaboo with a baby knows this. But mimicking isn’t learning or growing.
This doesn’t feel like I thought it would
What's your definition of success? For a lot of the leaders I work with, the answer to "What is your definition of success?" used to be simple. Success was getting promoted. The title. The office. The seat at the table. The authority. But then they got those things....
What My Leadership Style Taught Me (After I Argued With Marc About It)
I got into an argument with Marc when I got my Leadership Style results. The Leadership Style Quiz came from a leadership study(1) we'd commissioned years ago — a study that's held up well over nearly a decade and thousands of responses. It's a resource I'm genuinely...
The Story of Our Name
That’s the work we do with leaders. Not smoothing out every difference until everyone sounds the same note. Concord isn’t unison. It’s harmony — distinct voices, held together, resolving into something more beautiful than any one of them could make alone.
4 Secrets to Maintaining Momentum in a Hybrid Workplace
A hybrid setup can threaten communication and increase the risk of burnout. Discover four ways to keep your employees engaged and productive in a blended setup!