Most anyone who has ever been in a leadership position knows that being a leader is not easy.

Effectively managing, inspiring, and motivating others is no small achievement and can be frustrating, discouraging, and challenging.

I have worked with many leaders who ended up in a leadership...

"If you dislike change, you're going to dislike irrelevance even more." US Army General E.K. Shinseki (Ret.)

I recently attended a business luncheon that included a speaker discussing generational differences as they applied specifically to the workforce.

The topic was interesting and one that I...

"Continuous improvement is not a requirement. Survival is not mandatory."- W. Edwards Deming

Last night I had the absolute pleasure of attending a live music performance. There are few words to describe how amazing the experience was for me.

As I watched and listened to these two Celloists...

While on a call with a group of leaders this week, one leader shared that they would not be continuing their consulting association with a certain organization. The reason was that the mission statement that hung on the wall in the lobby was not at all aligned with the reality of the workplace...

I am confident that most of you are familiar with the term “zero tolerance” and the many applications this approach has in the workplace.

The objective behind this policy is to eliminate undesirable behavior and promote a safe environment.

Today, I would like to invite us to...

After having recently wrapped up the March 3-6 Rosier Leadership Retreat, I am reflecting on the idea of “abundance” as it relates to effective leaders.

Typically, when we think of abundance we think of money and while money can certainly be one area of abundance, I invite you to...

This week we celebrated “International Women's Day” (March 8). International Women’s Day was a global event for honoring the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and marking a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

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As I think about the “great resignation” of 2021 and continuing into 2022 I see tremendous opportunity before us.

I do not believe this resignation happened as an event, but rather a number of significant workforce shifts disturbing the status quo related to how organizations operate...

What drives the goals you set for yourself, teams, and other areas of influence? Some answers are obvious such as generate X revenue, produce X number of widgets, etc. What about the goals that are not as quantifiable?

Today I had an in-depth discussion with several leaders related to goals and...

George is an emerging leader with a background in design engineering. George is bright, intelligent, and has a thirst for knowledge and information.

I have had the pleasure of getting to know George through his attendance during several of the leadership classes I teach.

As a new leader, George...

Extraordinary leaders know and embody this secret…

• It's NOT about the company.
• It's NOT about the leaders.
• It's NOT about your team.
• It’s NOT about a specific employee.
• It’s NOT about your peers.
• It’s NOT about the clients.
• It’s NOT about the vendors.
• It’s...

Research suggests that by the time we are thirty-five years old ninety-five (95%) of our behavior is unconscious. Therefore, our habits, beliefs, emotions, and thoughts are happening to us and not actually by us.

A heuristic is a mental shortcut that allows an individual to...