Hello All, We hope that you, your family and staff are doing well during these difficult times.  It must be overwhelming trying to serve your clients and keep your agency running remotely. The Leadership Group wanted to help in some small way so we plan to send you several weekly emails to help you as…

“Confidentiality and transparency are not mutually exclusive, but rather two sides of the same coin.”   Thomas de Maiziere Transparency is no longer the flavor of the month or latest buzzword. It’s now a core value and guiding principle that drives organizational vision and strategy. This transparency, the free and honest flow of information, is key…

By Wanda Stallworth, senior consultant, The Leadership Group LLC. The high-profile #metoo movement has raised awareness about sexual harassment in the workplace to new heights. Even so, it is important not to overlook potential signs of trouble in your own organization, in areas that don’t generate the glare of national headlines or viral social media…

Two recent books are seeking to gauge the impact of the newest generation of employees, who began entering the work force in large numbers this year, and the authors view Generation Z differently. The more troubling take is from Jean M. Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University and author of  “iGen: Why…

You may think baseball’s traditional lovable losers, the Chicago Cubs (at least until last fall’s Word Series victory) have little to do with the kind of leadership you want to bring to your organization. You’d be wrong. So, how did the Cubs use a renewed commitment to leadership principles to break what seemed like a…