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Recent Articles

New Year, New Muscles: The 7 That Actually Build Your Bottom Line

Here's what nobody's talking about in their New Year content blitz: Your team doesn't need another motivational keynote, trust fall exercise or happy hour. They need to train the muscles that actually make you money.

Jan 65 min read

The Grinch Had a Point: Your "Holiday Cheer" Mandate Is Toxic Positivity in a Santa Hat

Every December, leadership sends the same message: "Let's finish strong! Stay positive! End the year on a high note!"

Dec 16, 20256 min read

employees celebrating at a holiday party

Is Holiday Spirit Masking New Year Resignations?

Team dynamics aren’t built in ballrooms. It's built in Tuesday afternoon meetings where people either feel safe speaking up or they don't.

Dec 9, 20253 min read

Witch Hat sitting on a spell book in an old, magical attic

Are You Changed For Good? (And How Would You Even Know?)

In the theater, we accept transformation at face value. In the workplace, we can't afford to.

Dec 2, 20254 min read

executives looking through transparent wall at employees

Cohesion Killer: When Good Intentions Meet the Transparency Gap

There's a fundamental problem that plagues even well-intentioned leadership teams: the disconnect between how transparent leaders believe they're managing and what their employees actually experience.

Oct 6, 20253 min read

Leadership Isn’t Learned Through Fear

When leaders rely on fear, they don't create accountability—they create compliance that crumbles under pressure and a cycle where the next generation simply replicates the same destructive patterns.

Sep 30, 20252 min read

Leadership Isn’t a Title. It’s a Choice.

Leadership Can Come from Anywhere We tend to think leadership is the coach’s job. Or the captains. Or the managers. But in reality, leadership is not a title — it’s a behavior.

Sep 24, 20252 min read

Final Thought: The Tax Refund You Control

You can’t avoid tax season, but you can control how much you pay. Reducing the Disengagement Tax isn’t about cutting costs—it’s about reclaiming lost potential.

Apr 28, 20252 min read