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Want to Be a Better Manager? Start with Your Team’s DiSC Styles

Want to Be a Better Manager? Start with Your Team’s DiSC Styles

Ever wonder how some managers seamlessly adapt their approach to each individual? Kim shares how DiSC insights when you communicate and coach can lead to stronger relationships and a more engaged team.
High-Performing Teams Start with 3 Key Systems

High-Performing Teams Start with 3 Key Systems

Are you the bottleneck holding back your team’s potential? Brian shares how alignment, accountability, and people development can help you step out of the day-to-day and empower your team to perform at their best.
2 Steps to Navigate Performance Issues by Tuning into DiSC Styles

2 Steps to Navigate Performance Issues by Tuning into DiSC Styles

Struggling with tough conversations about performance? Your feedback might be falling flat because it doesn’t match your employee’s DiSC style. Facilitator Matthew Cosgrove shares simple steps to adapt your communication for better results.
Are You a Natural Leader Based on Your DiSC Style? What You Should Know

Are You a Natural Leader Based on Your DiSC Style? What You Should Know

Hollywood often portrays leaders as tough and direct. But in reality, leaders have many different styles. Facilitator Kim Latko explores how all DiSC styles can lead with excellence.
Why It’s Critical to Understand Your DiSC Style in Leadership Development

Why It’s Critical to Understand Your DiSC Style in Leadership Development

Facilitator Matthew Cosgrove shares how DiSC styles can help you foster stronger communication, build high-performing teams, and become a more effective leader.
8 Tips for Making the Most of Travel

8 Tips for Making the Most of Travel

Travel can be both thrilling and challenging. From embracing unexpected detours to finding the perfect place to stay, these 8 tips will help you make the most of your journey.
Don’t Wait to Prioritize Meaningful Life Experiences 

Don’t Wait to Prioritize Meaningful Life Experiences 

From writing heartfelt letters to spending a week with his father, Brian shares why it's important to make time for meaningful moments with loved ones before it's too late.
This Is What Happened When I Decided to Run a Mile in 100 Countries

This Is What Happened When I Decided to Run a Mile in 100 Countries

Brian is on a mission to run one mile in 100 countries, embracing spontaneity, creativity, and resilience along the way. From navigating border crossings to running in extreme heat, each mile has pushed him to step outside his comfort zone and grow.
What Running a Marathon Taught Me About Leading a Business

What Running a Marathon Taught Me About Leading a Business

These 3 lessons are as important in leadership as they are preparing for a race.
3 Tips for Developing Your Own 100 Lifetime Experiences List

3 Tips for Developing Your Own 100 Lifetime Experiences List

A "life list" will help you live more intentionally and be proactive about creating meaningful moments. Brian shares 3 tips for creating your own.
4 Communication Tips to Develop Relationships Built on Vulnerability 

4 Communication Tips to Develop Relationships Built on Vulnerability 

Brian shares four essential steps you can use to connect more authentically with colleagues, customers, and loved ones. This intentional approach to communicating leads to better relationships.
3 Actions to Help You Find Success in Vulnerability

3 Actions to Help You Find Success in Vulnerability

"Once I saw the consistent benefits of a more collaborative approach, it's become the only way I lead." Brian explores how asking for help can lead to better results and a stronger team.
Why You Need to Be Vulnerable to Achieve Your Goals

Why You Need to Be Vulnerable to Achieve Your Goals

A lesson from Babe Ruth on why swinging for success means putting yourself out there and taking some strikes.
Establishing Balance in Life and Leadership: 5 Ways to Live Your Purpose

Establishing Balance in Life and Leadership: 5 Ways to Live Your Purpose

Want to live in stronger alignment with your purpose? Brian explores 5 ways he prioritizes his time and energy to live life by design.
Why Leading with Relational Authority Is More Effective Than Positional Authority

Why Leading with Relational Authority Is More Effective Than Positional Authority

When Brian built his first company, he realized that he wasn't thriving as a leader. He needed a change. So he shifted from positional to relational authority, and the results were exceptional.
2 Ways To Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Leader

2 Ways To Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Leader

If you've ever doubted yourself as a leader, you're not alone. Brian breaks down two ways you can close any gaps in your experience and gain confidence.
Wanderlust and Love: How a Month Abroad Shaped our Marriage

Wanderlust and Love: How a Month Abroad Shaped our Marriage

Jean Brault, certified Gottman Seven Principles Leader, shares how travel benefits entrepreneurial couples and helps you fall in love all over again.
Emotional Intelligence Is Critical for Leaders — But Can It Be Learned?

Emotional Intelligence Is Critical for Leaders — But Can It Be Learned?

Brian shares three ways you can develop a greater understanding of emotions and reactions for yourself and others.
No Leadership Bottlenecks: Why  to Invest in Creating Leaders

No Leadership Bottlenecks: Why to Invest in Creating Leaders

Are you successfully developing leaders at all levels in your company? Here are two myths that might be holding you back.
People Vs. Results: Why Leaders Need to Prioritize Both

People Vs. Results: Why Leaders Need to Prioritize Both

Leaders at every level must be able to manage the tension between supporting their people and hitting their numbers. These 4 conversations can help.
Why You Shouldn’t Expect a Newly Promoted Manager to Grow Into Their Role

Why You Shouldn’t Expect a Newly Promoted Manager to Grow Into Their Role

While promoting our best people can be a great way to elevate new leaders, it's a mistake to assume they'll grow into the role. Here's what to do instead.
The 4 Keys to Leading with Honesty and Courage

The 4 Keys to Leading with Honesty and Courage

We all have the potential to inspire our teams, families, and communities. In this post, Brian shares how honesty and courage are important to authentic leadership. Through authentic leadership, we can positively impact those around us so that our leadership lasts long after we’re gone.
How Great Leaders Use Two Kinds of Trust to Build Great Teams

How Great Leaders Use Two Kinds of Trust to Build Great Teams

Authentic leaders develop trust by being reliable and believing in the good intentions of others. Discover why these forms of trust are critical in building relationships and how compassion plays an important role in both. 
Authentic Leadership Starts with Sharing a Vision: 3 Steps to Team Alignment

Authentic Leadership Starts with Sharing a Vision: 3 Steps to Team Alignment

Through authentic leadership, create a shared vision that everyone is aligned on by ensuring the people you lead can answer three key questions: Where are we going? What do we need to get there? What is my role?
3 Metrics Every Manager Must Use

3 Metrics Every Manager Must Use

Learn from expert Kim Latko how to craft the 3 different kinds of KPIs you need to track progress and unlock success.
The Power of Shared Learning

The Power of Shared Learning

Discover why learning as a group can help you shift the way you think about everything from working on a project to building a business.
How 6 Hours Will Strengthen Your Marriage

How 6 Hours Will Strengthen Your Marriage

We're passionate about helping leaders grow both professionally and personally. In this post, our co-founder Jean Brault shares a remarkable tool for nurturing a healthy, loving connection.
3 Mistakes to Avoid as You Prepare for the New Year

3 Mistakes to Avoid as You Prepare for the New Year

You've got plans for making big progress next year. So, don't let these mistakes get in your way. Brian shares simple exercises that will help ensure you're celebrating a vision achieved a year from now.
Why Leaders Must Master Giving Feedback (+ 3 Tips for Doing It Well)

Why Leaders Must Master Giving Feedback (+ 3 Tips for Doing It Well)

Need to have a difficult conversation with a team member? Think of it as an opportunity and an act of kindness. These three steps will help you master constructive feedback.
The Secret to a Strong Family Even When Work is Demanding

The Secret to a Strong Family Even When Work is Demanding

Three steps you can use to prioritize family so you can have thriving relationships with your partner, children, and grandchildren.

Give Your Managers The Skills They Need to Succeed

Enrollment is now open for the Manager Development Course. This 6-month interactive online training for frontline and mid-level managers who want to excel as leaders.