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March 15, 2020
With the disruption caused by COVID19, many companies are facing choices about how to adjust their plans for long meetings, conferences, and programs as in-person connection […]
March 11, 2020
Conversant is thrilled to announce the addition of Dr. Gretchen Gagel to their global executive team as Managing Director Asia Pacific. Gretchen brings three decades of […]
March 9, 2020
It wasn’t the first time Molly had been told she wasn’t showing confidence in the monthly board meeting. She’d lost a lot of sleep thinking about […]
March 2, 2020
In the Financial Times article “The Quiet Art of Being a Good Listener,” Jeff Immelt, General Electric’s chief executive, is quoted as saying that listening is […]
December 18, 2019
Picture your last genuinely tough conversation. Did you pause at some point and think, “How did we find ourselves here?!” Too often, hard or difficult or […]
October 30, 2019
What is Resilient Leadership? At Conversant, we think of resilience as the ability to turn stress and disappointment into strength, achievement and joy. Leading change in […]
October 23, 2019
A common complaint we hear from CEOs is, “I don’t get why people keep saying they don’t understand our strategy. I talk about it all the […]
October 17, 2019
A few months ago, Conversant engaged in an informal discussion about the exact meaning of the term “Emerging Leaders.” What does it mean to be an […]
September 29, 2019
Several times a month I am asked by a client, “How do we know we are becoming better systems thinkers?” Often they have in mind a […]
September 23, 2019
This post is the first in a 3-part series that explores how we can stop reacting to everything in our lives and instead, build a life […]
August 28, 2019
The world we find ourselves in challenges the best of leaders. The old ways have gotten us here but were designed for a world that used […]
August 22, 2019
A somewhat remarkable thing occurred in the world of corporate governance recently – 200 CEOs signed the Business Roundtable’s Statement on the Purpose of the Corporation. […]
June 27, 2019
Fish can’t see water. So it is with words and cultural differences. Words are not universal. It’s easy to think that whatever a word means to […]
May 8, 2019
Avoiding a difficult conversation? Be honest. Most of us have done it at some point. We realize that we need to discuss an issue, but we […]
April 9, 2019
Today’s global, volatile and complex business environment requires a new breed of leader. “Get me more leaders who are smart, have good people skills and have […]
April 8, 2019
Leaders around the globe all seem to want less conflict. We want everyone to manage their conflicts better. We just want people to get along! Let’s […]
March 12, 2019
An experience I had a few weeks ago was a catalyst for a revelation: it is worth my time to invest in how I am perceived […]
February 22, 2019
Conventional wisdom says that a “burning platform” is essential to organization change. We’d like to challenge that. In our experience, vibrant, innovative organizations don’t require a […]
February 11, 2019
Remember that time when you prepared for a flawless, powerful, convincing presentation to a group of important stakeholders? You knew you would have to influence their […]
August 3, 2018
Organizations that truly excel in the digital world harness the power of collective brilliance. Sure, some companies clearly have great visionary leaders, but these individuals are […]
July 11, 2017
In these dynamic and stressful times, leaders need every edge they can get to grow themselves, their leadership and their organizations. And while Amazon has […]
June 2, 2017
This article is part 2 of 2. If you have not already read part 1, you can do so here. As I pointed out in part […]
May 9, 2017
Empathy. (Don’t roll your eyes.) People often call it a ‘soft skill’ – and the underlying implication is that ‘soft skills’ just aren’t as business critical […]
May 2, 2017
How many times have you been in a place where you were willing to give up something you love due to a perception that it was […]