Leadership Doesn’t Have to be Complicated
I was cleaning out some files this weekend when I came across a handout I received some time back. I had forgotten I kept it, stuffed away in a folder. The handout had been given by a presenter who was talking to …
The Best Way to Hire Talent [Video]
Dominantly successful businesses aren’t built by accident. They’re built by talented people. In this MindSet Insight our Founder, Dr. Kim Hoogeveen, lays out one often-overlooked element in the critical competition for talent. Transcript: A key objective for almost every client we work …
What is a MindSet? [Video]
We’re frequently asked, “What is a MindSet?” In this short video, Dr. Kim Hoogeveen, lays it all out. Transcript: Understandably, we sometimes are asked, “So what is a mindset?”. Well, obviously it’s the name of our company. But let me explain how …
Frequent Leadership Mistakes: A Chilling Tale
It’s dang cold out! This is not news to any of you in the Midwest – and it looks like it may stay chilly for a while longer. The frigid weather offered me an opportunity to see a good example of frequent …
6 Causes of Corporate Management Stupidity
When it comes to leading humans, companies and corporate management can do some stupid things. I don’t mean arguably wrong decisions – no, I mean flat-out stupid things. A true example: an employee takes a three day leave to attend to her …
Leadership Thoughts from Rome
I was recently offered a unique opportunity. A large multinational corporation – having almost 200,000 employees around the globe – gave me the opportunity to deliver a keynote speech about leadership at their global retreat for their top 80 leaders. The meeting …
Employee Success – The Simple Path
So you have a colleague, friend, significant other, or child who wants to be a big success. They want to rise to the top of their work environment – to be recognized as someone who is going someplace. What advice would you …
Healthy Company Culture: How You Can Help
A great work culture won’t just happen by chance. It requires two basic steps that seem so simple, but are often overlooked. First, the company or team must envision what a healthy culture will look like when it is fully built. Without …
Bad Employees: Recognizing Zombies and Cowards
MindSet Leadership Principle #4 of 7: Good staff have a right to work with good staff, not bad employees. Yep – we believe this to be a commitment that should be made to every employee – and it is a commitment that …
How Husker Nation Utilizes Great Leadership
A new football coach has been hired at the University of Nebraska – big news in these parts. (For those readers who reside outside Nebraska or don’t follow the Huskers, Coach Bo Pelini was recently fired after seven seasons at the helm …
