Divergent Sense

We all want to work faster and smarter, but it’s easy to take efficiency too far and undermine our effectiveness in the process. So where does the magical balance lie? Well, depends on each unique scenario.

So you're a leader; big deal. If you are leading for today, you're not leading at all. Leaders must consider and prepare for those who will follow you, and depending on your position, you might even need to prepare for the next generation entering the workforce.

So you're a leader; big deal. If you are leading for today, you're not leading at all. Leaders must consider and prepare for those who will follow you, and depending on your position, you might even need to prepare for the next generation entering the workforce.

So you're a leader; big deal. If you are leading for today, you're not leading at all. Leaders must consider and prepare for those who will follow you, and depending on your position, you might even need to prepare for the next generation entering the workforce.

What happens after you deliver a big project? What happens after you close out the big contract? What happens after a huge software or protocol rollout? How do you recover? How do you allow yourself and your team to breathe? If you don't have an answer, you need to listen to this.

Smooth sailing is just that; smooth sailing. It takes a skilled captain to navigate storms and uncharted waters. Navigating through change and uncertainty requires a skilled leader to be at the organization helm.

Merriam-Webster defines Torchbearer as, " a person who leads or inspires others in working toward a valued goa l." Leaders need someone around them who champions their cause, and also look out for their best interest in any and everyway possible.

Sometimes lessons are learned easily, sometimes lessons are harder to learn, and sometimes lessons need a dose of pain to get their point across. So what can we learn from pain? You'd be surprised. Listen to this episode and what Bill learned as he hobbled away from an injury.

Oftentimes staying motivated is a struggle. The harder life gets the harder motivation is to find and to maintain. Realizing, defining and honing in on your purpose will keep you motivated, on track, and driving forward.

Do you every feel like you're talking to someone but they are not hearing you? Do you ever feel like your point was accurately made or received? Communication disconnects are a real thing and this episode will show you how to avoid them and conquer them.

What happens when a master of their craft doesn't rise to the occasion? Or what happens when they sloppily deliver high-quality work? Have you ever had a great carpenter be unable to cross the finish line? Don't ruin your reputation by over-promising and under-delivering. Set achievable expectations and meet them - period.

We're all good at something, right? If not, just play along. But what happens when what we are good at meets the boundary of the unknown? What happens when we must sail in uncharted waters or, worse yet, lead in uncharted waters? Don't get paralyzed by the invisible line.

Teaching people to lead is sometimes best done by sharing where you've failed. Hopefully, you can learn from these stories, avoid the traps, and keep these mistakes off your record book.

Teaching people to lead is sometimes best done by sharing where you've failed. Hopefully, you can learn from these stories, avoid the traps, and keep these mistakes off your record book.

We all dream, but sometimes we can get thrown off as to whether what we are living is the dream or the reality. Is it both? What is the difference?

Cleaning house is good. Remodeling the house (organization) is even better, but before you damage the structure, find out why what you are removing or changing was there to begin with.

Yep, you read that right. Don't follow your passion, but rather focus it. This process helps you refine what you are passionate about and helps move you along as you continue to enage with what started it all in the first place.

It's a new year and a new you... blah blah blah whatever. It's a new year, what are we supposed to do, how are we supposed to do it, and why?

All around us, we are encouraged to be positive, and that is predominantly a good thing. However, there are times that we need to focus on the negatives to help get us through a place or season we may be stuck in. Focusing on the positive is so beneficial, but if we hide behind the positives, there can be repercussions.

Well, 2025 is winding down. Maybe it has been a great year, or maybe it has been a bust. Either way, here are some tips on how to end the year well.

Whether you are in leadership or support someone who is, here is some great points on what every leader needs. The read can be a slippery slope, though, so proceed with caution.

Relationships of all kinds are all around us every day. We have hundreds of encounters with people we form momentary relationships with: The barista at your local coffee shop, the kind officer that pulled you over on your way to work etc. However, these relationships are fleeting and lack the substance and depth of those we are in meaninful relationship with.

Sometimes in life we find ourselves.... What happened? Get distracted? Yeah, it happens a lot. This episode will give you some tips on how to manage them effectively.

Thanksgiving comes around once a year, every year. But what would happen if we made being intentionally thankful a part of everyday living? This episode explores the good things that can come from being consistently aware of all that we have to be thankful for.

We've talked a lot about seasons, but in this episode, we look at what it means to evaluate what season you are in, be it a season of building, a time to stay the course and sustain, or a season to let off the gas a little and enjoy.