Whole Leaders in Corporate Security and Law Enforcement
Until security and law enforcement are done by robots, reform will always be about human beings.
Leadership Lessons From My TEDx Journey
Doing a TEDx has been a developmental goal of mine for the last 10 years. It was born out of 25 years of integration of my understanding of psychological science, my experience of leaders and my own experience of leading, and something deeper in my faith and what I experience in the world of leaders every day.
2 Page PDF | WHOLE + INTENTIONAL LEADER DEVELOPMENT: The 10 Scientific Truths
What would change if we intentionally prepared a generation of courageous and sacrificial leaders who will bring thoughtfulness, conviction, hope, resourcing, strategic thinking, and deeply rooted care to the institutions and people they serve?
A Tool for Development Plans + Conversations
What would change if you created development plans and had intentional conversations with the people you lead?
10 REASONS TO INVEST IN WHOLE + INTENTIONAL LEADER DEVELOPMENT ANNUALLY
Our encouragement to you is to consider a complete paradigm shift and avoid the temptation to treat leader development as an event, and start seeing it as an integral part of your long and short term business strategy.
FAITH BEFORE WORK
What kingdom or universe do you exist within and what are the rules of that kingdom?
COACHING TIPS + THE PROCESS OF THOUGHTFUL ACTION
Coaching conversations, whether face to face or in a virtual setting, have the potential to have incredible impact. These conversations are different than mentoring conversations (which are also wonderful and important), but see how these simple tips can take these conversations to deep and meaningful new places.
Here are two helpful downloads for you to use right away in your coaching conversations.
THE MULTI-VOCATIONAL LEADER | Our Hope For the Future
What does it mean to be a multi-vocational leader and what does it mean to invest in them? To be a multi-vocational leader is to be a person who is called to be a leader or a contributing member in more than one context of our lives - the number of contexts being defined by the number of different calls to serve that we may receive and the number of times we respond with a “Yes, I will serve there” answer.
A Culture of Stretch & Support
If you have used the WiLD Toolkit already with your leaders, you have seen the impact. In a recent impact study on the leaders who have used the toolkit from start to finish, we saw meaningfully and statistically significant change in so many things - they were more convicted, confident, creative, hopeful, patient, supported, effective, open, intentional, courageous, humble, purpose and productive.
Tell Me Your Story - Recovering the Unled and Mismanaged
Throughout my career, especially the last half-dozen years, I have been asked to take on what many refer to as "the hard cases." Other managers have found them difficult to work with, low-performing, frustrated, even hostile. While I am sure that there will be exceptions, thus far, I have actually found every single one of these people to actually be solid employees and eventually significant contributors to the team. The secret, I have found, is how you start the conversation with them and the four words I have found to be most powerful to unlock their potential are, "tell me your story."
10 STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CULTURE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION
Building a culture in your organization where people are being intentionally prepared to lead requires leaders who have made an intentional commitment to doing just that. Following are ten strategies and specific actions for building and sustaining an organizational culture where leaders are identified, supported, stretched, and developed.
WiLD Leaders Corporate Charter, Culture & Expectations
Want a glimpse into the WiLD Leaders Corporate Charter? Read it here! The team values, leadership presence, our expectations of one another, and what others can expect from us.
The Whole Performance Equation
What would change if we got beyond our fragmented conceptualization of performance as simply winning or getting the job done? Effective execution is absolutely necessary, but isn’t not sufficient on its own to inspire us. Getting the job done and seeing our people as people is what whole performance is all about.
The 10 Scientific Truths of Whole + Intentional Leader Development
What would change if we intentionally prepared a generation of courageous and sacrificial leaders who will bring thoughtfulness, conviction, hope, resourcing, strategic thinking, and deeply rooted care to the institutions and people they serve?
Leading Well Under Pressure - Emotional Self Regulation Guide
Click inside to download a helpful pdf guide!
A Guide for Goal Setting and Habits that Stick
When it comes to goals, some of us love them, some of us hate them.
Personally, I’ve been failing at goal setting since I was a child. It all started on my 6th birthday. My thoughtful parents worked to keep all the kids entertained with backyard games. First up was pin the tail on the donkey. You know the game, you are blindfolded, spun around circles, and released to reunite the paper donkey with a tail. Most of the time you missed and sometimes you "accidentally" pinned your friends or siblings. The game was great but the reward was fleeting.
12 CHANGES THAT HAPPEN WHEN WE GO FROM NOT LEADING TO LEADING
Being in the position of leading is quantitatively and qualitatively different from not, but how so. How is it different? Everything changes for a human being in that role. These statements or transitions are what changes when we begin to think about going forward well.
My Transition from Director of Police Services to WiLD Leaders Intern
A requirement of my graduate program was to complete a field placement which is designed to integrate academic knowledge with practical experience and prepares the student for future training in professional psychology. The first company which came to mind was WiLD Leaders Inc. WiLD Leaders focus on whole + intentional leadership development. I had been watching this company for nearly a year on LinkedIn and decided to reach out to their CEO, Dr. Rob McKenna, who is recognized as one of the top 30 I-O Psychologists alive today. Much to my surprise Dr. McKenna said “yes” to my request and my WiLD journey began.
A Collision of Convictions
Some are suggesting that this 2020 election is maybe the most historically significant election ever. That may be a stretch, and a bit of an egotistical assault on the reality of every other person facing an election over the millennia, but this one certainly has its share of pressure. While sometimes it can be interesting (for a while) to process things causing us pressure that are far outside of our control, I think it’s just as important that we spend enough time processing the impact of pressure on us personally, and the choices we can make that may improve the experience of others - even those we are least likely to embrace.