Why the Traditional Performance Review Has Outgrown Its Usefulness
After more than two decades in leadership, teaching, and coaching, I’ve seen one workplace tradition stubbornly refuse to evolve—the annual performance review. I’ve sat through them as an employee, delivered them as a manager, and heard countless stories from...
The Ten P Model Squared™: A Self-Awareness Mirror for Humanistic Leaders
Over the past two decades, I’ve coached and taught leaders across industries, continents, and career stages. Some were guiding large organizations through complexity. Others were just stepping into their first formal leadership role. But regardless of experience, the...
Humanistic Leadership in Action: A Mid-Year Reflection
Are You Leading from the Inside Out? As we approach the halfway mark of the year, I’ve been thinking deeply about what it means to lead—not just in title or role, but in spirit. Leadership, as I see it, isn’t about controlling outcomes or commanding others. It’s about...
Leading with Humanity
You Don’t Need a Crisis to Begin Again I recently had a conversation with a former client—a successful stockbroker in his late 40s. He told me, “My dad always said I’d be crazy to leave this job. I’d be set for life.” He followed that advice for decades. But when we...