People want to follow leaders who know where the hell they’re going. So what are a few tips for leaders? If the leadership team looks like a contentious disorganized mess, people throughout the organization will quickly lose confidence. When you and a small group of...
My clients make me brave. That’s because for almost twenty years I’ve run a courage-building consulting firm, Giant Leap Consulting. For over two decades I’ve worked with thousands of leaders throughout the world facilitating Courageous Leadership workshops. For me,...
Before I became an organizational development professional, I was a professional high diver with the U.S. High Diving Team. Every day for seven years, I climbed to the top of a hundred-foot ladder, stood atop a one-foot-by-one-foot perch, and hurled myself off —...
Imagine building a long and positive track record as a leader. You’ve earned your stripes through hard work, persistence, and dedication. You have invested time creating opportunities to grow and develop people and organizations. You’ve made a real, positive, and...
Years ago, I wrote an international bestselling management book called, Courage Goes to Work. I've taught the concepts of courage-building in the workplace all over the world. One of the most profound principles is that when managers stop leading with fear and begin...
Edited April 12, 2021 As a leader, stress is inevitable. However, it is what you do with that stress that makes all the difference. You can either let stress take you down, or you can let it energize and motivate you. Whatever you do, don't freak out. The leaders we...
Updated March 22, 2021 Ed Viesturs is arguably the greatest American mountaineer that ever lived, or more accurately, lives. Ed has a reputation for being a calculated risk-taker, who refuses to compromise safety because of ambition. As a result, he has summited Mount...
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