These articles were written based on research, client interviews and by simple observation of trends in the current business climate.

They express our thinking about the environment in which we work and address issues on the minds of our clients.

Mentoring in Action

Mentoring can of course be a formal process with defined goals and schedules…and it can also be a simple reaching out from one person in need of advice, information, skill or coaching to another person who has exactly what’s needed and is willing to give it. Watch this conference given by Andrea Chilcote to a group of professional women.

Power to Inspire

You are inherently creative and powerful beyond measure. You’re capable of creating anything you truly want.

Then why is change so hard? So often we start with the best intention then don’t get the results we say we want; all the while repeating things that aren’t giving us satisfaction...

Power Paradox
You gain power by giving it away!

Power is a fascinating concept. Babies experience power related to obtaining nourishment and comfort; adults recognize how power affects their jobs, lifestyle and relationships. As adults, many of us strive to attain and maintain power in balance. If we feel powerless across all domains, we feel victimized. If our power is too strong, there is enormous stress to perform... - by Andrea and Susan Reece

How Does a Tennis Ball Know You
Will Follow Through with Your Swing?

The Invisible Power of Positive Intent!

When my tennis coach tells me that I didn’t follow through on my swing, I ask myself how the ball “knows.” The trajectory of the ball is influenced by all of the nuances of my stance, approach, contact and follow through because they are all connected in one fluid motion.

Pollyanna and the Ponzi Predicament

Pollyanna was the optimistic heroine of a classic children’s book. Bernard Madoff is a present day Ponzi villain. The two create a thought provoking juxtaposition of values. Today’s headline disappointments indicate a golden opportunity for leaders to buoy optimism by shifting focus to a values-based approach to managing themselves and their teams.

A New Recipe for Lemonade

A daunting business problem seems to be emerging in the face of the dismal economic climate. Unlike the seemingly intractable problems like the credit crunch, the housing meltdown and the stock market plunge, this one just might be something that leaders – and people at every level of an organization – can do something about. Now.

Leading in Uncertainty

What’s important now? We know that leaders can’t depend on the predictability of the environment - and perhaps never again will be able to. So how can leaders engage their people in a journey toward a positive vision of the future? The answer is found inside of each individual leader. And it often involves a facedown with your own integrity.

Déjà Vu

Once again, those in the training and organizational development field are being asked “What is the ROI from your efforts?” We contend that “ROI” is directly linked to our ability to produce breakthroughs in thinking and acting in organizations.

The Work-life Balance Conundrum

Is balance a myth?

Read the new thinking about balance from four professionals who live the challenge every day.

Perceptual Positions

A perceptual position is a perspective from which things can be viewed or considered. Perceptual positions, given that they are different perspectives, provide us with different information.

When highly effective communicators are involved in situations requiring objectivity, empathy or consideration of the impact of context on a given circumstance, they tend to play out in their minds these various perspectives.

Being a Leader

What calls people to positions of leadership?

At the highest reaches of leadership, where wisdom, courage, self-sacrifice, and strength of character merge, we find an attitude toward leadership of profound and sacred responsibility - yet, right out in the open or just below the surface, many or most who hold positions of leadership feel that they are seriously under-delivering on their dreams and desires.

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