LEADERSHIP CONSULTING

After providing active shooter training at a nearby university and nation-wide realty company, one of the participants asked my opinion about where all of the hate is coming from that leads to these types of events. I gave her my answer which was that it is more of a cyclical development of factors, rather than just hate. Hate is a very strong word, and although there may be some hate involved, I feel it is much more common than pure hate. The shootings stem from a variety

When I was a kid in the 1960’s I remember seeing a sci-fi movie, The Fly. In the movie, a scientist invents a machine to transport matter, and decides to test it on himself. But when a fly gets inside the machine with him, his experiment takes a scary turn when the man and the fly mutate together. In another movie, The Wasp Woman, the owner of a cosmetics company turns to science to revive her failing business and when she's injected with a youth serum derived from queen wa

The Current Problem Early in my law enforcement career, I was taught the phrase, “Better to be judged by twelve, then carried by six,” referring to surviving dangerous situations that law enforcement officers find themselves in, although it may become a legal battle later, at least your alive to fight the battle. But law enforcement today, and almost every other profession isn’t just judged by 12…they are judged by millions of people, very quickly, and frequently based on su

Every time we do a leadership class or training, we talk about traits of a good leader, and inevitably "integrity" and "loyalty" are almost always traits that are mentioned. In and by themselves, these are fantastic traits, not just for leaders, but as followers and team members. But these positive traits, when pitted against each other can become dysfunctional. Here's and example of one organization we worked with. Obviously, the real name of the organization has been cha