The Leader Think Podcast

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Whenever people are unsure of the correct behavior, what they should be doing, or how they should behave; they always look around them to what others are doing and most often follow suit. What is the expected behavior? Whatever everyone else is doing around here is the expected behavior. Building social proof is the process of creating an environment that automatically influences the people within...

There are normal personal growth spurts that most everyone experiences. That moment you graduate high school, thought you knew everything and start to realize you don’t know much at all. The moment you are completely financially independent and look at your money in a totally different way, maybe appreciate all your parents did for you a little more. The moment you get married and the relationship...

Why Culture Change Efforts Fail According to Philip Atkinson, in How to Become a Change Master , as many as 90% of major culture initiatives fail.   Without leadership, there is no change. History of PROSAFE Culture Assessments One of the first projects I ever worked on for PROSAFE was facilitating a culture assessment for the US Navy. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld had a mishap reduction p...

The loudest voices in the room are the negative ones. They are quick, biased and they don’t contemplate the truth. Not in the moment anyway. They need time for that.  They first allow the reactional, emotional, and primal brain to speak. Allowing their analytical and focused prefrontal cortex to speak would be slow and inefficient.    So, is it any wonder you hear loud negative voices consistently...

The main concept of coaching is to draw from within. To help the individual see the issue, whatever it may be, inside themselves. That’s half of coaching. The other half is to help the individual see the answer is also inside of them. Ironically, that is also the main reason many people struggle with coaching.  It is not directing, telling or pouring into. Pouring into others is a form of learning...