Uncommon Perspectives

I spend a great deal of time coaching leaders on conflict resolution. Whether it’s a leadership team negotiating strategic priorities or a front line team…

If you’re lucky enough to have a CEO who truly understands, values and actively paves the way for strategic HR initiatives AND holds the leadership…

It’s HR conference season here in the Northeast. Are you attending one this Fall? If not, are you feeling some FOMO?Time and again, when I’ve…

This is the Uncommon Leadership Framework – a remarkably effective approach to achieving alignment, accountability, and engagement in small to large organizations and teams. The…

There is no question that organizational culture is a strategic lever. Here’s a way to prove it to yourself and your leaders. You: “If we…

“Unproductive” is just about the worst kind of day I can have. Even if the car won’t start, the traffic is heavy, I spill my…

When I fell victim to burnout a few years ago I embarked on what I called “extreme self care”. I packed my schedule with rheumatologists,…

Try one, or all, of these simple self-care body scans to see the brain-body connection. Relax your shoulders. How much more space is there now…

Why is the org interested in [the thing]? (Strategic relevance) What specifically does the org expect to gain? (Success metrics) How will the above results…

What are performance reviews for? Asking this question gets us closer to the strategic value of doing them and closer to the business results we…

What specifically does your organization expect from doing performance reviews? Here is a list of possible desired results and ideas for how to get them…

Why do you do performance evaluations? Is it because it’s viewed as part of the strategy to achieve organizational goals? Because everyone does performance evaluations…