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Insights on leadership and culture.

Practical thinking on coaching, team dynamics, and building cultures where good ideas get raised and acted on. Written by Jason Neman.

DISC and team styles

What Is DISC Coaching? A Leader's Guide to the Four Styles

What DISC coaching is, where the four DISC styles come from, how DISC compares to Myers-Briggs, and how leaders use it to build stronger teams.

5 min read

Choosing the right help

Executive Coach, Culture Consultant, or Fractional Advisor? How to Choose

An executive coach, a culture consultant, and a fractional advisor solve different problems. How they compare, and how to tell which one your company needs.

5 min read

Creative thinking culture

How to Build a Creative Thinking Culture: Six Practices That Last

Six research-backed practices leaders can use to build a creative thinking culture, where good ideas are safe to raise and easy to act on.

5 min read

Leadership team alignment

Why Your Leadership Offsite Didn't Change Anything, and How to Make the Next One Stick

Most leadership offsites create energy that fades within weeks. Five reasons offsites don't stick, and a before, during, and after plan that does.

4 min read

Local executive coaching

How to Choose an Executive Coach in Charlotte: Eight Questions to Ask First

Choosing an executive coach in Charlotte? Eight questions to ask before you hire, the credentials that matter, and the red flags worth walking away from.

4 min read

DISC and team styles

How to Use DISC in Hiring Without Screening Anyone Out

How to use DISC in the final rounds of hiring to understand a candidate's natural strengths and team fit, without turning it into a pass or fail test.

5 min read

DISC and team styles

How to Communicate With Each DISC Style

How to communicate with D, i, S, and C styles at work, from email and meetings to feedback, plus how to read someone's style when you don't know it.

5 min read

Choosing the right help

How Much Does Executive Coaching Cost?

What executive coaching costs, what drives the price, and the three common pricing models, with sourced figures from the International Coaching Federation.

4 min read

Leadership team alignment

How to Run a Leadership Offsite: An Agenda That Produces Decisions

A two-day leadership offsite agenda built backward from the decisions you need, with a sample schedule, a one-day version, and how to close so it sticks.

5 min read

Creative thinking culture

What Does a Culture Consultant Actually Do?

What a culture consultant does, how a culture engagement works step by step, how it differs from HR, and the signs your company could use one.

4 min read

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