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Yes...And

The Yes And Myth

The latest workplace communication craze called “Yes and” has recently been popularized by team builders and improv folks who’ve never stepped into…
Leader Without A Paddle

Arrogance Disguised as Selflessness

Imagine this. A new Vice President joins your organization from a similar company in the same industry. Only his former company is bigger…
Roles

Transitioning to Senior Leadership: Research on Emotional Intelligence

In the past 3 posts I’ve made the case that the most important mindset shift a leader has to make to be successful in…
Downward Leadership Spiral

Transitioning to Senior Leadership: Identifying an Aware Leader

If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, read those first. Then come back here for more details on the shift from being Smart to being Aware.…
Transitioning to Senior Leadership: Leading with Awareness

Transitioning to Senior Leadership: Leading with Awareness

In our last post, we began exploring the first shift leaders need to make to be successful in senior leadership roles – from…
Smart to Aware

Transitioning to Senior Leadership: From Smart to Aware

In our recent survey about senior leadership, we asked senior leaders the following question. “What do you wish you knew more about prior…
Senior Leadership Step

Efficiently Transitioning to a Senior Leadership Position

My wife Rachel and I have an 8- month old. During Rachel’s  9 months of pregnancy, everyone kept saying to us –…
Peter Lurking

Don’t Let Peter Get You

Meet Peter. He is a force to be reckoned with. He silently follows you around. Lurking. He watches you when you aren’t…
Holiday Star

Happy Holidays!

From the team here at 5.12 Solutions Consulting Group, we wish you a happy holiday season and health, fulfilment, and prosperity in…
How to Deliver Recognition

How to Deliver Recognition

Last week, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I shared some information on how to recognize people in the workplace. So, to continue on the…