Germane Insights

Go fetch a rock is a corporate game that wastes time and frustrates players. I’ve met leaders who play intentionally. They believe direct reports should

Are you trying to decide whether to work with an internal versus external coach? Consider the major upside and downside of each. Leveraging  both, each for their unique contributions to your success, is a tremendous advantage.

This is a true story about how 3 women transform the C-suite, or any other predominantly male team, by changing the way people work together.

He’s a top sales person and a lone wolf. She’s one of the most respected and brilliant engineers in her field, also a lone wolf. Hire either one, and you’ll end up firing them or passing them to another organization. The lone wolf scenario is entirely predictable. So why do managers keep hiring them?

Professional women are to corporate culture, what canaries are to coal mines. If women in your company are singing about harassment, abuses of power, denigration and blocked career moves, like the women at Nike did, your corporate culture needs fixing. If you think the toxicity only affects women, think again.

Full monty leadership means gambling it all and putting your whole self behind your aspirations as a leader. If you care enough to dare, follow these 4 steps to become a full monty leader.