by Craig W. Ross | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog Posts, Culture, Leadership, Talent Development
Easy gratitude: Delighting in those who admire us. Not-so-easy gratitude: Being thankful for our rivals. Easy: Celebrating our successes. Not-so-easy: Rejoicing the lessons learned in failure. Easy: Giving thanks for people who believe as...
by Craig W. Ross | Sep 22, 2015 | Behavior Change, Blog Posts, Communication, Leadership, Talent Development
Volkswagen is in trouble. How much trouble, and the cost of their digressions, is yet to be quantified. CEO of the Volkswagen Group of America said, “…we totally screwed up.” This is worth noting. The force of cynicism opposes such an act. Taking responsibility,...
by Craig W. Ross | Sep 15, 2015 | Behavior Change, Blog Posts, Leadership, Talent Development, Team Effectiveness, Tools
Optimism is easy when the conditions exist to be hopeful about the future. This, however, is the followers’ brand of optimism. To lead with optimism means to be so despite the evidence that we shouldn’t be encouraged about tomorrow. Cynics shout at us: Look at our...
by Craig W. Ross | Aug 18, 2015 | Blog Posts, Culture, Leadership, Tools
People work on problems. If they’re not careful, they can become one, too. Unless they have the awareness of this R&D specialist who recently wrote: “We are technically trained to solve problems. Throughout our lives our ‘value’ to society has been to identify and...
by Craig W. Ross | May 7, 2015 | Videos
To what extend are you able to activate the potential in others? Craig W. Ross shares an overview of what Activators are – and how they develop the need of the business and the leaders within it. Craig shares the five disciplines of an Activator and how they benefit...