The Evolution of My Consulting Business

A few weeks ago, I surveyed my newsletter subscribers and asked them what they would like to see me write about. A common theme from the responses was that they wanted to learn more about my business and the impact that it is having on the leaders and organizations that I work with. So, over […]
How Knowing about ADHD Helps Us Understand the Value of Vertical Development

Recently, my daughter was diagnosed as having ADHD-I. As my wife and I have been learning about ADHD-I, my wife has been wondering whether she has ADHD-I. In my research, I have found that ADHD-I commonly goes undiagnosed, and this is particularly the case for adult women. ADHD-I is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-inattentive. It is one of […]
The Three Most Common Leadership Issues of Executives

As I have worked with and coached hundreds of executives across dozens of organizations and executive teams, patterns have arisen. One set of patterns involves three common leadership issues that limit the effectiveness of executives and the organizations they lead and serve. In fact, just this week, I presented these three common leadership issues to […]
The Biggest Issue with Traditional Leadership: The Dark Side of Mind 2.0

Adult development research indicates that there is a dominant type of leadership today. Specifically, this research reveals that 85% of leaders operate from a Mind 2.0 vertical altitude. When leaders operate from a Mind 2.0 vertical altitude, their bodies are internally wired to advance, stand out, and get ahead. Their primary motive is to hit […]
How Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) Define Vertical Development?

In the past four weeks, I have written articles on different types of complexity (moral complexity, behavioral complexity, emotional complexity, and self-complexity), to help communicate: As people become more complex, they become more vertically developed As people become more vertically developed, they become more complex This week, I want to share how three different artificial […]
The Different Types of Complexity Leaders Need: Self-Complexity

In order for leaders to effectively navigate complex situations, they need to become complex beings. In my academic research, I have come to learn that there are different forms of complexity. There is moral complexity, behavioral complexity, emotional complexity, and self-complexity. I am in the middle of diving into these different forms of complexity. This […]
The Different Types of Complexity Leaders Need: Emotional Complexity

In order for leaders to effectively navigate complex situations, they need to become complex beings. In my academic research, I have come to learn that there are different forms of complexity. There is moral complexity, behavioral complexity, emotional complexity, cognitive complexity, and leader complexity. I am in the middle of diving into these different forms […]
The Different Types of Complexity Leaders Need: Behavioral Complexity

In order for leaders to effectively navigate complex situations, they need to become complex beings. In my academic research, I have come to learn that there are different forms of complexity. There is moral complexity, behavioral complexity, emotional complexity, cognitive complexity, and leader complexity. This week, I will focus on behavioral complexity. Regardless of the […]
The Different Types of Complexity Leaders Need: Moral Complexity

In order for leaders to effectively navigate complex situations, they need to become complex beings. In my academic research, I have come to learn that there are different forms of complexity. There is moral complexity, emotional complexity, behavioral complexity, and leader complexity. Starting this week, I will be diving into these different forms of complexity. […]
The Difference Between Great and Bad Leaders is Smaller than I Thought

I want to share one of my biggest learnings that I have had over the last several months of doing deep vertical development work with a variety of executive teams. This work has involved doing 360’s and a coaching exercise that facilitates a deep introspective dive designed to help people uncover their subconscious fears, mental […]