Shari Bowles GibbonsJan 183 minGroupthink, Zombies and the 10th Man Principle As 2021 closed, one of my corporate boards was evaluating how we could optimize our interaction and maximize support of the CEO. We...
Shari Bowles GibbonsJan 133 minCan Improv Teach You to be a Better Leader? Yes and.....It was a happy accident that the pandemic gave me the opportunity to take an online improv class. This has been on my bucket list for...
Shari Bowles GibbonsDec 21, 20213 minRISK MANAGEMENT AND CAREER MILESTONES (WITH A HOLIDAY TWIST)What is a career risk you have taken and did it (or not) work? Emerging leaders can enhance their career progression by taking calculated...
Shari Bowles GibbonsDec 6, 20213 minDoes it feel like you are running your company or department without enough resources? We hear this all of the time, yet most leaders don't successfully integrate their people strategy with their operational strategy. They...
Shari Bowles GibbonsNov 17, 20212 minCourageous LeadershipGreat leadership is courageous. It is also purpose driven, empathetic, authentic, systems and results oriented. Great leaders create an...
Shari Bowles GibbonsOct 21, 20213 minTop 10 Most Common BlindspotsWe use Clifton Strengths to help clients achieve better results by understanding themselves and their teammates better. The most commonly...
Shari Bowles GibbonsOct 12, 20211 minAre Americans at War With Each Other?Have you paused to consider why so many people are angry in America and what we can do about it? We are experiencing so much...
Shari Bowles GibbonsJul 4, 20205 minLegacy and Inspiration: What’s in a name?As we approach the celebration of our national independence, a colleague inspired me to write a piece about the origin of my company...
Shari Bowles GibbonsAug 3, 20183 minExtraordinary Teams. Extraordinary Results.I was recently taking a second look at Patrick Lencioni’s book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and was reminded of the thrilling 1980...
Shari Bowles GibbonsAug 3, 20183 minLeadership: Sir Ernest Shackleton One of my favorite leadership cases from Harvard Business School was written by Nancy F. Koehn (Harvard Business School 9-803-127). This...
Shari Bowles GibbonsJun 12, 20182 minClifton StrengthsFinder: A Second LookFrankly, I wasn't originally impressed with the StrengthsFinder Assessment Tool. Having completed a lot of self-assessments tools during...