When Corporate Values Mean Something

“Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave them all over everything you do.” —Elvis Presley Values drive everything. That was true in the Army, and it’s true in every business I’ve worked with since. In The Power of Being All In, I describe Adaptive Leadership as the compass leaders need in … Read more

The Long Game – Sustaining Transformation Through Adaptive Leadership

The ultimate test of learning culture isn’t what happens in formal training sessions – it’s whether these concepts become the natural language of everyday problem-solving.   When someone suggests “Let’s do a quick AAR on that meeting” or “We need some tactical patience before deciding,” you know the transformation is taking hold. This cultural integration … Read more

Building Organizations That Practice Adaptive Leadership

  Your leadership team gets adaptive leadership. They’ve read the books, been to the workshops, had the conversations. They’ve learned about building organizations that practice adaptive leadership for several years now. But understanding something and actually doing it when the pressure is on? That’s a different game entirely. The gap isn’t about knowledge. Your leaders … Read more

Building the Learning Engine

From Concept to Culture: Building Organizations That Practice Adaptive Leadership   Your leadership team gets adaptive leadership. They’ve read the books, been to the workshops, had the conversations. But understanding something and actually doing it when the pressure is on? That’s a different game entirely. The gap isn’t about knowledge. Your leaders already have that. … Read more