Milk-Bones. Frozen fruit pops. Italian soda. Gluten-free crackers. That's all it took for me to “misplace” my husband at the supermarket recently. Shopping doesn't tend to be a team sport for us. But one day after golf recently we stopped by the store for a few…
What would you do if you had 200,000 more dollars to spend this year? I know what I would do. I’d buy that little house we saw in Mexico last week - the one with the rooftop Jacuzzi. And,…
What’s the one thing all superheroes seem to have in common? They go from being average, vulnerable, and maybe even a little nerdy, to being superheroes in a matter of seconds. The next time you need to make a…
What's the before and after shot for your team? Lately I've been working with teams going through tough stuff: conflict, confusion, misunderstanding, things not getting done, you name it. I wish I had before and after shots of the teams I…
It’s been 3 years since I started Positive Disruption and in that time there’s been a lot of reinvention. Like reinvention from my cushy corporate life to the nail-biting that can sometimes come along with starting up a business. There’s…
It’s 10 PM and one of your direct reports sends you the budget updates you’ve been waiting for. He’s spent all day and into the night working on them, trying to get them as close to right as possible. You…
10 Brief Minutes in the coffee shop. There is a man with giant mushroom caps spread out on the table in front of him. Moments later, a baby with blond, curly hair reaches out to his Dad who pulls a…
750,000 air miles, 9 promotions, 15 bosses, and 11 places called "home." This is the typical story of most of our clients. It's a story of change, uncertainty, growth, and opportunity. Some might call me a change junkie. As a…
Our new Consulting Director, Paul Spencer, will be publishing several articles on employee engagement. These articles will provide a wealth of insight into the value of employee engagement, what you can do to create and sustain engagement in your…
You know the feeling. Your project is teetering on the edge of disaster. A run of setbacks has the team struggling to stay on track, and you've just found out that the equipment you need for the next phase…