Do You Manage People's Results Or Their Energy?

By S. Chris Edmonds / April 9, 2012 / 9 Comments

How do leaders in your organization see their jobs? Not long ago a culture client told me, “I used to see my job as managing processes and results. Now I […]

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Reflections On My Best Boss

By S. Chris Edmonds / April 2, 2012 / 5 Comments

Jerry Nutter, my best boss ever, passed away this week. His passing caused not only my personal reflections on what he and his guidance means to me, but it enabled […]

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Leaders, Change What You Pay Attention To

By S. Chris Edmonds / March 26, 2012 / 8 Comments

At a recent corporate culture keynote, my audience responded enthusiastically to a “best practice” recommendation. I shared Blanchard’s culture change model and facilitated small teams in drafting sample behavioralized values for […]

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Create a Safe & Inspiring Workplace

By S. Chris Edmonds / March 19, 2012 / 4 Comments

A global study about the psychological health and safety of today’s workplaces recently caught my attention. The Reuters News-sponsored study by Ipsos Public Affairs found that 27% of 14,000 workers […]

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Reinforce Your Desired Culture with Stories

By S. Chris Edmonds / March 12, 2012 / Comments Off on Reinforce Your Desired Culture with Stories

What stories are told in your workplace? It’s an important question because the kind of stories that are told around your organization are an indication of what is important to […]

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Coaching – Not Conversion

By S. Chris Edmonds / March 5, 2012 / Comments Off on Coaching – Not Conversion

In a recent discussion with a key leader I’m coaching, some insights on the impact of requests arose. We’ve been talking about creating clarity for values expectations across the team […]

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