Over the course of your career, you’re bound to have a few startling setbacks. In my book, A Leadership Kick in the Ass, I explain why setbacks and failures often provide valuable lessons that can actually enhance your career. The trick is learning to accept the...
I've been to MIT and helped to lead a strategic planning process for a gifted group of researchers. I know that session went well, but I don't think I wowed them with my ideas like this young man from Sierra Leone wowed me and the MIT community. Kelvin Doe is a...
Elizabeth Doty is a consultant, coach, and facilitator specializing in how people participate in large organizations while staying true to themselves and being a positive force - however they define those. Her latest book, The Compromise Trap: How to Thrive at Work...
In our work, we talk about two different types of leadership dispositions: the Filler and the Spiller. A Filler Leader is the type of leader who encourages others, builds up their confidence, and works hard to role model what they want from those they lead. A Spiller...
I talk about courage a lot, but that's probably not a surprise to you. One thing I know for sure from hundreds of hours spent with people in conversations around courageous leadership is that people are often most engaged when you are telling them a story. We have...
Announcing a new webinar opportunity! Few things have the potential to galvanize an organization as much as a bold future. Giant Leap Consulting has been proud to provide a client-centered, skillfully facilitated strategic planning program that helps organizations...
As a volunteer with the Junior League of Asheville, I was able to work with a team of women to provide a job and life skills development class for women who are currently living in a homeless shelter. While the sense of crisis for the women has diminished as they are...
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