The Performance Shift: Why Growth Mindset, Accountability, and Clear Expectations Matter
How Physical Fitness Fuels High Performance Leadership
Proving the Value: How to Articulate ROI for Training Programs
Running 100 Marathons: Lessons in Longevity and High Performance
Leading Beyond Your Authority: How to Influence Without a Title
Embracing the Transition to Leadership: Performer to Mentor
All Around Performance: A Name That Matches Our Mission
Piper Alpha: Lessons Learned
The 5 Ingredients to High Performing Teams
Leadership at the Battle of Waterloo
Followership
Moving from complicated to complex. There is a subtle, dangerous shift that happens the moment a Turnaround (TA) moves from the planning office to the field. For months, we live in a complicated world. We build 10,000-line schedules, map the critical path, and level resources. It is a massive engineering puzzle, and on paper, it […]
Clinical Language in the Workplace Leadership today is being stretched beyond recognition.In various industries, leaders are now expected to do more than drive performance, manageconflict, and build teams. They are also increasingly looked to for understanding personalstruggles, regulating emotional climates, and addressing psychological language that previously belonged to clinical or professional support areas. The intent […]
In today’s fast-paced workplaces, praise often misses the mark. This article explores how encouragement—anchored in effort and process—builds resilient, high-performing teams. Learn practical examples and the psychology behind why encouragement creates lasting motivation.
In emergency management, leadership isn’t about titles — it’s about influence. This article explores how to lead without formal authority by building credibility, framing decisions strategically, and empowering others in high-pressure situations.
In nature, sameness is a weakness. In leadership, it’s a missed opportunity. In this article, Justin Yaassoub uses the metaphor of apple grafting to challenge leaders to stop cloning top performers—and instead build adaptive, high-performing teams through trust, diversity, and psychological safety.
As leaders evolve in their careers, so should their approach to leadership. This article explores the shift from fluid intelligence to crystallized wisdom—and how embracing that shift helps senior leaders stop doing and start guiding, leaving a legacy that lasts.
