Ascent Leadership ProgramApr 212 minStuckMost, if not all of us, have had the experience of being in "flow". Earlier this week, I felt the state of flow, while co-facilitating...
Ascent Leadership ProgramAug 26, 20212 minThe Rules of EngagementNearly thirty years ago, Rodney King famously asked, "Can't we all just get along"? Many of us have probably asked ourselves this same...
Ascent Leadership ProgramMar 10, 20213 minDistorted VisionOur team recently participated in an Arbinger Institute workshop focused on mindset. Mindset is so important, as it drives behaviors,...
Ascent Leadership ProgramDec 15, 20202 minIf Life Was a Silent FilmI was recently challenged to view life as if it was a black and white silent film. Without the monologue or dialogue, the only way for...
Ascent Leadership ProgramNov 18, 20202 minThanksgiving Challenge - A Special Invite to your TableWe all likely have a significant internal negative voice known by a number of references: Saboteur, Gremlin, Inner Critic to name a few....
Ascent Leadership ProgramSep 23, 20202 minFriendship at WorkGallup, the organization behind StrengthsFinders and multitudes of employee engagement studies, have consistently shown the importance of...
Ascent Leadership ProgramAug 27, 20202 minResilience - "toughening up?" In response to COVID-19 impacts to our state agency workforce, I developed some material (the ASCENT document titled C.A.R.E.) that...
Ascent Leadership ProgramJul 27, 20202 minCourage (a sign you care!)Our environments are filled with complexity, uncertainty and fear all working to undermine individual and collective courage. It can feel...
Ascent Leadership ProgramMay 13, 20201 minThresholdsIn life we open and close many doors crossing over thresholds. This is normal, healthy human behavior and invites us into new...
Ascent Leadership ProgramApr 20, 20202 min Stop, Challenge and ChooseIn the wonderful book Play to Win, by Larry and Hersch Wilson, we are introduced to an effective way of retraining our brains through a...
Ascent Leadership ProgramMar 23, 20202 minTime to turn over a new beliefThe recent precautions and restrictions intended to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 impacts are presenting each of us new opportunities...
Ascent Leadership ProgramFeb 24, 20202 minWorking with "Wednesday-morning Paul"! Very few know this, but I have a clone. His name is Wednesday-morning Paul (W-MP). We appear identical in every way and if you were to...
Ascent Leadership ProgramJan 21, 20202 minHow to make a good apology"Apologies are the Brussels sprouts of relationships" - says author Sharon Begley. Good for us, but often passed over. If apologies are...
Ascent Leadership ProgramNov 22, 20192 minAlignment in GratitudeBehavioral and psychological research has shown some surprising life improvements that can arise from the practice of gratitude. To...
Ascent Leadership ProgramOct 25, 20192 minScary stories...that I'm making up?This time of year, my tv channels are filled with scary movies, my neighbors decorate their yards with goulish images and the dark skies,...
Ascent Leadership ProgramSep 26, 20192 minThe Future is Here Futurist Bob Johansen, in his book Leaders Make the Future, made this unsettling statement: "In my 40 years of forecasting futures, the...
Ascent Leadership ProgramAug 13, 20192 minRipplesMost of us have experienced tossing an object into a still body of water and watching it create a series of sustained ripples extending...
Ascent Leadership ProgramMay 21, 20192 minChoosing Greatness Choosing Greatness May Action Learning Blog
Ascent Leadership ProgramApr 10, 20192 minAn Empowered CultureAn Empowered Culture Is your culture creating dependency or partnership?
Ascent Leadership ProgramMar 12, 20192 minCan I be less anxious?Many today suffer from chronic anxiety and fear run amok. If you don’t suffer personally, you likely know someone that does. It’s not...