by Marlene Chism | Dec 6, 2018 | Accountability, Communication
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or is it? The end of the year and holiday season often triggers many emotions like regret, resentment, guilt, anger and jealousy. In my body of work, suffering is synonymous with drama. Gossip, turnover, back-stabbing and...
by Marlene Chism | Jul 14, 2018 | Culture, Guest Post, Leadership Lesson
A good friend recently reminded me of the old Peter Drucker quote, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. It’s a questionable phrase, in both meaning and interpretation, and questionable that Drucker even said it (it was attributed to him in 2006 by Ford’s CEO, Mark...
by Marlene Chism | Mar 6, 2018 | Communication, Responsibility, Transform Culture
Look at any mission statement and you see a lot of heady words like integrity, compassion, trustworthiness, and commitment, especially if the mission is from a Non-Profit or Healthcare organization. Ask the employees to repeat the mission and they are lost in the...
by Marlene Chism | Sep 24, 2017 | Awareness, Empowerment, Leadership
There’s an elephant in the room; an issue you need to bring up, but you keep putting it off. You know that when you finally speak up, there’s going to be a derailing and you don’t know where to go in the conversation. Derailing comes in many forms:...
by Marlene Chism | Aug 5, 2017 | Change
One of the most limiting mindsets is the belief that you know more than other people. The next limiting mindset is the belief that you must be the best at everything you do. No matter how smart you are, if you are always the smartest person in the room you...
