Nearly 70% of managers are untrainable. Here is what the other 30% do better.

Jim Woods

September 23, 2017

As a management consultant and executive coach, I work quite a lot of people who are shifting from an individual contributor to manager. There are many changes to be aware of during this transition. One of the essential element is the mindset of focus. As an individual contributor, the mindset is about getting things

Jim Woods

September 18, 2017

Change Management, Innovation, Leadership, Human Resources Training

Real Leaders Cultivate Leadership Not Followership

Jim Woods

September 18, 2017

Change Management, Innovation, Leadership, Human Resources Training

What are your assumptions about your leadership style? How about your reasons for being a leader? Let’s play a game to see if all the talk about leadership has meant anything after all. Imagine you do not have the advantages of title. See, if

Jim Woods

September 2, 2017

Recruitment Strategies, Diversity in Workplace, Authentic Leadership, Human Resources

When Leaders Destroy Their Own Companies

Jim Woods

September 2, 2017

Recruitment Strategies, Diversity in Workplace, Authentic Leadership, Human Resources

As author Gary Hamel noted, "The bottleneck is at the head of the bottle." That is where the potential of an organization is slowed. Where customer and employee promises are miscommunicated.