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Harnessing An Often Overlooked Leadership Lifeline in Tough Times

Could gratitude be a secret weapon to transform your stress-filled workplace? In tough times, negativity can spread like wildfire,...

Thermostat Wars: Finding Common Ground in Workplace Conflicts

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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Thermostat Wars: Finding Common Ground in Workplace Conflicts

When it comes to what a comfortable indoor temperature is, I am frequently in a different hemisphere than my family. On visits, debates...

1 Leadership Assessment Tool You Need to Try

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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1 Leadership Assessment Tool You Need to Try

Development is essential for leaders to thrive in today's turbulent marketplace. You're either growing or falling behind. Embracing l...

How to Navigate Machiavellianism in the Workplace

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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How to Navigate Machiavellianism in the Workplace

“The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.” Taken from lessons in history and life...

Making Change Work: A Strengths-Based Approach

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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Making Change Work: A Strengths-Based Approach

More than a few things have recently changed, and experts can agree that the world and workplace will remain turbulent into the future....

Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

10 min read

Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are key growth strategies for many organizations: entering new markets, acquiring new technologies, or...

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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How to Detox a Toxic Culture

No leader strives to create a toxic culture. It's a liability. Just its mention can stir up negative emotions within those with...

How to Keep Your Pulse on the People Side of Organizational Change

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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How to Keep Your Pulse on the People Side of Organizational Change

One of the greatest leadership challenges during organizational change is making the invisible visible. Many leaders underestimate this....

5 Levers to Create a Culture of Accountability

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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5 Levers to Create a Culture of Accountability

Accountability is a frustrating topic for many leaders and business owners. Despite careful hiring practices, well-designed employment...

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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Why Top Leaders Hire Executive Coaches

Stuck on the leadership plateau? Finding it challenging to navigate obstacles with the success you hoped for? Feeling like you are not...

6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

6 min read

6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

The world needs leaders that aspire to create a better tomorrow. Just as no one is perfect, no organization is perfect, and no...

Dealing with Role Ambiguity at Work: 1 Tool You Need

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

4 min read

Dealing with Role Ambiguity at Work: 1 Tool You Need

An increasingly ambiguous world impacts all of us. Effectively dealing with ambiguity is a life skill and a contemporary business...

How to Solve 3 Modern Cross-Cultural Leadership Challenges

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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How to Solve 3 Modern Cross-Cultural Leadership Challenges

The future workforce is more diverse than ever. Census data confirms cultural diversity is growing faster than predicted, especially...

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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What's Servant Leadership?

Have you ever wondered what servant leadership is? Maybe you already understand the basic concepts. But have questions about how servant...

4 Emerging Leadership Styles and Why You Should Care

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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4 Emerging Leadership Styles and Why You Should Care

Uncertainty tests espoused values. It's a trial by fire. Unfortunately, new evidence suggests most leaders are not weathering this test...

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

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4 Leadership Trust Killers to Avoid

I inherently trust most people and can quickly distrust others. Why? For the same reasons as you. To avoid something terrible from...

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

5 min read

The Myth of Psychological Safety

Calling yourself a leader is easy. It’s leading in ways that others feel included, are able to take risks, and speak up without fear that...

Is Stress Killing Productivity? Here's How Leaders Improve Efficiency & Wellbeing

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

5 min read

Is Stress Killing Productivity? Here's How Leaders Improve Efficiency & Wellbeing

One emotion that often defines work is stress. It can be productive, motivating you to innovate, or draining, leading to burnout. Recent...

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

6 min read

How to Build Organizational Commitment

Is low organizational commitment the new normal in the workplace? The uncertainty of the past few years has shaken industry verticals...

4 Ways Leaders Build Hope In Uncertain Times

Dr. Jeff Doolittle

6 min read

4 Ways Leaders Build Hope In Uncertain Times

Did you wake up this morning looking forward to work? Work plays a significant role in the lives of most Americans. In a large study over...

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