Preface: I wrote this in 2012, shortly after starting my cancer treatments at UCSF. This is what happened on the first day of my UCSF...

In a recent interview I was asked by a Financial Advisor who helps train other Financial Advisors how they can prepare for their own...

Ethical behavior is widely promoted as essential for organizational health, personal integrity, and societal trust. However, what is...

Abstract  Law enforcement officers operate in an environment where constant external threats and societal scrutiny create unique...

“It’s All About Behavior:” I love that people are proving this concept, but I also dislike that people are proving this concept in one...

Introduction: Fear is deeply embedded in nearly every aspect of media, from advertising and news stories to social media posts and...

Introduction Leadership has long been studied through various theoretical lenses, each offering unique insights into how leaders...

Having spent over 40 years working within government systems, I’ve always been amazed at how government finances are “inverse” in nature...

Introduction How do winning sports teams utilize repeating patterns of behavior to achieve success? How do military units leverage...

In November of 2011, after having retired a little over a year from law enforcement, I was watching the evening news and saw the video of...

You never know who’s watching, learning, or being inspired by you at any given moment.  Leadership is often described as a position of...

Micromanaging vs. Supervising: Learning the Difference   At CMF Leadership Consulting , we are thrilled to announce the release of a new...

“Please understand, I love you, I just can’t trust you anymore.”  If this sounds like a cheesy movie line, you’re probably right!  But...

Introduction High self-esteem is widely recognized as a beneficial trait, often associated with positive psychological outcomes such as...

It’s all about the behavior. While having coffee with a friend, we were discussing how people behave at work, and he said that he was...

In today’s corporate and organizational world, it is increasingly common for companies to describe themselves as a “family.” Granted,...

Our constructs of leadership and followership are changing.  Although I’ve said many times that leadership and followership is not a...

Individuals working in positions of support within legitimate positional power offices, such as those of CEOs or elected or appointed...

Ironically, I created this AI-produced digital painting in the style of Dali, depicting the global meltdown of technology and the blue...

Earlier this week I was asked about why I am focused on “behavior-based” leadership and followership being so essential.  My immediate...