For all you golfers out there, you may recognize the interview mentioned below and the tension seen in the photo above, that took place...

With our current focus on women leaders, we have found many of these women spend their “spare time” serving on Boards, usually Non-Profit...

For 14+ years we have been working with leaders whose teams are under-performing, stuck in conflict, or mired in politics. We continue to...

Any of you regular thrive! blog readers may have noticed last week’s subject line was nothing less than horrible! At least, that is what...

I think all leaders need to spend some time with a horse. Forget 360 feedback, go spend sometime with a herd of horses and get some real...

I was coaching my client, Mary, a senior manager at a technology company. She was struggling on a work project in which she was...

CrisMarie and I have worked with 100’s of leaders and teams. During a team offsite, the most common team norm tossed out is: “to be...

Susan here. I have this face that apparently is incredibly transparent, or, at least, easy to read as angry, tight or intimidating. I...

See if the following comments sound familiar: 1. “I’m good with conflict. I have no problems firing a poor performer." 2. “He’s way too...

What if you leaned into the pressure of conflict? I know it sounds crazy. So let me explain. Horses and Emotional Intelligence I am in my...

Thanks! Thanks to all that replied to last week’s question: What’s your biggest challenge when you are in conflict with someone? Some of...

“The biggest challenge facing our organizations is helping people bring up difficult topics. It’s a serious issue and it’s a leader’s job...

Look I’ll say it. I made a mistake. I should have picked up the phone and told you we had a serious problem, but I didn’t. Even as the...

Size Matters When it comes to teams, size matters. We’ve worked with all sizes of teams over the past twelve years that we have had our...

This time of year, when romance is in the air, is the perfect time to test your own primary relationship and ask: What’s our level of...

What really is the cause of team mediocrity? It is not lack of talent. No, it’s caused by lack of conflict. That’s right. You heard me:...

Leaders in an organization have a unique role. They have to manage their own internal emotional landscape while facing the needs and...

What Normally Happens “Okay folks, great meeting today. I’ll craft a company-wide email to go out later this week. We also have the end...

“The Scenario“ I wanted you to know that Sharon did not go to all of the training classes. I thought you should know.” Jane, just back...

We’ve been in the process of redefining and rebranding thrive! for the last six months. Within a month or so, we’ll be launching our new...