Every now and then, a unique opportunity occurs and I want to tell you about one.
There is a very special place, unlike any other in North America called Hollyhock. It is a not-for-profit retreat center located on Cortes, a small island off the west coast of British Columbia. The minute you step off the ferry [...]

The following has been contributed by Gregg Thompson and Susanne Biro . They frame together this interesting idea in their book “Unleashed! Expecting Greatness and Other Secrets to coaching for Exceptional Performance“:
Dangerous Conversations
How often do you engage in the kind of conversation that stimulates changes in performance? Reflect on the few significant conversations you had [...]

Well, here it is again - New Year!
So often we create a list of resolutions at this time of the year - so often they represent a super-to-do-list - and so often we lose passion for our commitments as the year progresses.
As all readers familiar with my work will know, a cornerstone of [...]

From time to time, readers and friends of this blog submit items for inclusion and I welcome them. If you have an item to contribute, please send it to info@secretan.com. This contribution comes from Shonnie Lavender, my friend and member of the Secretan Center Faculty. She has written this brilliant poem that illuminates the CASTLE [...]

How do you measure the cultural health of your organization? Do you really know how your colleagues feel?
There are many instruments in the marketplace that attempt to measure cultural climate. But, at the Secretan Center, we have long felt that there is an unresolved need in the market to really effectively measure how people [...]