Reinventing the Performance Review Process

Reinventing the Performance Review Process

I have argued for years that Performance Appraisals are at best a subjective and intimidating process, and at worst a demoralizing drain on profits and productivity. This is often considered heresy by some OD and HR professionals. So, to underline the validity of my...
The MAP: Finding the Magic and Meaning in the Story of Your Life

The MAP: Finding the Magic and Meaning in the Story of Your Life

I have known Colette Baron Reid for more than 20 years and in that time I have seen her grow into a formidable leader in the human potential movement.† She has an amazing gift of perception and she is an outstanding coach. Today, she launches her new book The MAP:...
The Lesson from WikiLeaks

The Lesson from WikiLeaks

Clearly, spilling the beans of the nation’s top secrets is not cool. On the other hand, perhaps it is time for us to catch up to the Internet age.† Here is the new reality:† There are NO secrets anymore. See the Huffington Post. If you lie on your resume, you...
Customer-friendly-Not!

Customer-friendly-Not!

Speaking with a senior leader of a wireless company today, I asked, “Why are you in a commodity industry that is one of the most reviled business sectors?” Confusing bills, bill shock, incomprehensible and restrictive contracts and pricing systems,...

Patrick Hughes – Inspiration

† There is so much that can be learned – both from the light and from the dark.†In this wonderful video, Patrick Henry Hughes teaches us lessons about potential.† Watch the video – it speaks more directly than anything I might describe to you....
Higher Ground Leadership® Certification

Higher Ground Leadership® Certification

Last week the Secretan Center made a little bit of history — we certified an inaugural team of Higher Ground Leadership® practitioners from across North America using the new material from my latest book, The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch. We lived together...
Just Say Sorry

Just Say Sorry

I read a press release this morning in which the first line was, “Big business has fallen from grace.” I come from a generation and a belief that the greatest agent for change in our world is big business. I’ve also come to the conclusion that, very...
How to Manage Effectively in the 21st Century?

How to Manage Effectively in the 21st Century?

One of the themes of our work is the simplification of complex ideas, distilling them into easy to understand and apply processes. We have found that nothing gets done if people can’t understand how to do it – no matter how brilliant the suggested solution...
Goodbye Twitter!

Goodbye Twitter!

Call me a Luddite or worse, but I finally pulled the plug on Twitter last week. There were two reasons: according to Chris Barth’s blog, “…the service has come under fire from a lot of different angles – it promotes overexposure, it...
Dr. Mercola’s 8 Tips for an Effective Life

Dr. Mercola’s 8 Tips for an Effective Life

Dr. Joseph Mercola publishes one of the largest circulation newsletters in the world. It is dedicated to wellness and always contains useful tips. He ranges across education, technology, healthcare and medical insights. Here is one of his most recent articles that I...
Life Lessons from Shirley

Life Lessons from Shirley

Part of my volunteer responsibilities as a Copper Mountain Ambassador is to take visitors who are unfamiliar with the area on a mountain tour. This week I took Shirley Ziebarth touring. She made it clear to me that she only wanted to ski advanced terrain. No beginner...

Diversity? Or Inclusion?

Many of my clients are very committed to diversity in their organizations. But I have always been wary of diversity programs because “diversity” – a code word for reducing existing levels of prejudice – signifies that we have a...