Germane Insights Blog

The Gender Agenda – from The World Economic Forum at Davos

Watch and listen as some of the world’s top business leaders talk about the need for more women in leadership roles.

February 14, 2010 4 Comments

Viral Leadership

All the energy that ever was, is, and will be exists now.

All matter is energy. You are energy. You are matter. You matter.

You mattered long before your soul and body met.

You matter now and into eternity.

February 2, 2010 2 Comments

Why We Love Twitter – What Leaders Should Know

What Makes Twitter Successful?

The beauty and success of twitter is built on 3 steadfast psychological principles – the same ones casinos bet on. Companies might consider how a twitter-like tool can increase employee engagement, desired behaviors and business performance.

January 19, 2010 5 Comments

Your Biggest Marketing Opportunity – Unseen? Untapped?

Even conservative Harvard Business Review is catching on. A recent article on the female economy declared that women are a marketing opportunity more than twice the size of China and India combined, yet most companies fail to capture this market. Those that do are winning even in the down economy. How? They are listening to smart women in their own companies.

January 3, 2010 9 Comments

If Fish Could See Water Problems Might Be Miraculous Opportunities

Fish don’t see the water that they swim in. It is an invisible part of their world. Likewise, we do not see our see-ing, the lenses or meaning-making systems through which we perceive, interpret and act on the world around us. Unlike fish, however, occasionally we have an opportunity to see and change our lens.

Twenty years ago I was fortunate to experience a lens changing event. Instantaneously everything changed, yet nothing about the situation was different except for the way I was seeing it.

November 30, 2009 21 Comments

Leading Like Lincoln – Empathy Counteracts Opposition

Abraham Lincoln employs empathy, understanding, reason and a dash of humility to bridge the gap between northerner and southerner. By steering clear of moralizing and judging, he eases the battle ground on which each side’s views are firmly planted and moves them to a field of deeper understanding.

November 27, 2009 No Comments

The Heart and Soul of Leading Change

This is a true story about a group of hardy rugged men who are continuous reminder that leading change is a matter of the heart and soul as well as the head.

November 20, 2009 No Comments

Self Leadership – What Choices Are You Making?

If energy cannot be created or destroyed and all matter is energy, then…

November 19, 2009 No Comments

Leading Like Lincoln – Dealing with Opposition

Abraham Lincoln provides many valuable lessons in leading transformation. In this learning series you are presented with a situation like one that Lincoln encountered during his presidency. You are asked to consider your own response. This is followed by the related vignette from Lincoln along with his response. Finally you are asked to identify the characteristics that serve as the foundation for his actions.

Imagine that you have just been promoted. You are now a member of the executive team and have global responsibilities.

November 11, 2009 No Comments

Never Waste A Good Recession

A year ago the waters of the great economic oceans receded. People responded in a variety of ways. Some are frozen in place awestruck (perhaps dumbstruck) by this phenomena. Others are waiting things out in the hills. Some are hiding in caves. Some are looking for signs of what will be when the tide turns and the next wave comes in. They are preparing. If you are in this last group, continue reading as this post reveals the patterns of one such wave that is forming now.

October 26, 2009 11 Comments