Archive for month: October, 2026

Book Club -Mindset

Have you ever said, “I’m not good at math” or “She is a natural leader”?

I used to say things like that, too, until I realized they aren’t simply observations.

They’re indicators of a fixed mindset.

And that mindset quietly limits your performance, your possibilities, and your ability to lead change.

Carol Dweck’s book Mindset: Changing the Way You Think to Fulfill Your Potential explores how mindset shapes what we believe we can accomplish. Her work also connects to The Readiness Mindset®, an approach that helps people thrive because of change.

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Strategic Plans: Turning Goals into Meaningful Change

Before you finalize your next strategic plan, ask yourself: Will it drive meaningful change? Or will it become another document that sits on the shelf, only to be looked at when it’s once again time to create a strategic plan?

Too often, the strategic planning process is carried out in isolation by people who are too disconnected from daily operations. The result is a strategic plan that may look good on paper but fails to achieve the intended results.

Don’t get me wrong. When done well, a strategic plan is a powerful tool. It provides a roadmap, aligns people with the organization, and can create momentum.

However, in my work with executive teams, I have identified three fundamental flaws in strategic plans and planning processes that hinder organizations’ progress.

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Why Pushback Isn’t Resistance

Does it sometimes feel like your best employees – the smart, capable people you depend on – are the ones who raise the biggest objections and create the greatest barriers to change?

It’s easy to label this behaviour as resistance. But what if they’re not resisting anything?

What if they’re doing exactly what their brains are designed to do, and you’ve been interpreting it completely wrong?

Understanding why people appear to push back on change can help you eliminate this apparent resistance and leverage one of your most powerful tools for enabling change.

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