Subscribe to NSCBlog
Subscribe to NSCBlog
Seek Out Stalwart Companions
Life has challenges, stumbling blocks to overcome, roadblocks to navigate. Your ability to nimbly and effectively respond is powerfully impacted by the friends you travel…
March 30, 2023One Sure Way to Sabotage Your Growth
One sure way to sabotage your personal or professional (which are tightly intertwined) growth is to react emotionally to feedback. We are taught from an…
March 16, 2023What is Your SQ: Spiritual Intelligence?
While I first heard the term “spiritual intelligence” very recently, it was first introduced in 1997 by Danah Zohar in ReWiring the Corporate Brain. Intuitively, I…
March 2, 2023Your Greatest Gift to Humanity
What is the greatest gift you can give to the world? Many answers come to mind; the simplest being to do the work to be…
February 28, 2023Want Better Outcomes? Start Conversations with a Power Lead
What is a “Power Lead”? A power lead is a positive statement that frames what follows in a confident, decisive, affirmative manner: “This is really…
February 9, 2023Trusting Loudly
Trusting loudly simply means letting others know that you are depending on them and is a way of expressing appreciation and gratitude. Being open with…
February 7, 2023Showing Up Clean
At its simplest level, “Showing Up Clean” means having an open mind. Easy words to say but the ability to calmly hear opinions you disagree…
December 1, 2022In Praise of Philoponia
Philoponia is a concept associated with the Stoics and its literal translation from the Latin is “a love of work”. But in the Stoic philosophy…
November 10, 2022Three Keys to Influence
Three Keys to Influence: A summary of the “Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change” Whether you’re eradicating disease, improving customer service, or engaging struggling…
October 20, 2022OCP=OR
We have a saying at my company: “Our Customer’s Perception is Our Reality.” (OCP=OR) Each one of us sees the world differently and when it…
August 18, 2022A Leader’s Highest Leverage Point
Yes, a leader must show the way, articulate the vision, light the fire and yet… all that eventually is little use if a leader does…
May 3, 2022