By Randy Hain. I enjoyed coffee a few weeks ago with a former executive coaching client who I worked with in 2024. This leader has done a wonderful job of continuing to grow his career while focusing on the right [...]
By Randy Hain. Over the course of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with leaders from every corner of the business world—each with their own unique stories and challenges. One key lesson from these experiences stands out in [...]
“The best leaders have incredible self-belief without self-absorption.” The key to this balance is self-awareness. Les Csorba, author of the newly released book, 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, joins Brandon Smith on today’s Leadership Foundry Podcast to share his [...]
Sometimes dysfunction comes in the form of a Trojan horse. It doesn’t come straight at you like an abusive boss or nasty coworker. It sneaks in through the backdoor and once in, it rears its ugly head. Remember the story of [...]
The outcome of the meeting determines the need for a meeting. So - should you have less meetings in 2025? Check out today’s episode from the vault as friend of the show and Inc. Columnist, Jeff Haden, details three ways [...]
There is perhaps no better antidote to negativity than healthy and regular doses of “thankfulness.” Seems too simple, huh? Let me explain. “People’s brains have a ‘negativity bias’” In recent WSJ article on smarter ways to discipline children, a quote from one [...]
By Randy Hain Thoughtfulness is the intersection of deep reflection and broad concern for others. - Adam Grant My newest book, Becoming a More Thoughtful Leader, was never intended to be the defining gold standard for how leaders can be [...]
We’re in a season of uncertainty. How do we answer our team’s pressing questions when we don’t have the answers? Brandon Smith offers four steps for leading through uncertainty on today’s podcast. Listen to the end where he shares three [...]
There is one time of year that dysfunction can be anticipated – performance review time. This season is particularly ripe with dysfunction, headaches, heartbreaks and generally heightened levels of anxiety and stress. Think of it as that season later in [...]
By Randy Hain Average players want to be left alone. Good players want to be coached. Great players want to be told the truth. -Doc Rivers, NBA Coach & Former Player When I was in the early years of my career, [...]
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