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 …

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 …

Barbara Soderlin of the Omaha World Herald wrote a fitting story for the popular Halloween holiday. It focuses on work-related fears and employee anxiety that haunt adults year-round. MindSet was asked to comment on the national survey data that is featured in …

I have noted a characteristic in many of the more creative people I know: mindfulness. These individuals have a propensity to see what most miss.  They take note of things, perhaps small, but to them meaningful that most of us – absorbed …

An acquaintance recently came to me on the pretext of asking for advice.  After a description of what can be boiled down to an unhealthy work culture, she finally paused to ask, “So, Kim, what would you do?”   Feeling flattered that she …

MindSet encourages leaders to use their influence (and power!) to help employee growth in such a manner as to foster greater success both at work and in life.  A lofty goal – one often not easily achieved. To promote employee growth, one …

You are sitting in a posh restaurant and the food is fine.  The service is a tad aloof, bordering on haughty – it seems they want to make sure you fully grasp how fortunate you are to be there.  The waiter is …

March Madness is back…and in honor of the year’s finest consecutive four days of sports television, here’s an important MindSet that has roots in sport – humble leaders. On sports teams where the players have come to know each other well via …

Effective leaders recognize that leadership philosophy and organizational productivity are inextricably intertwined. Whenever we adjust or modify leadership practices, it is likely that organizational productivity will be impacted. Similarly, should we want to change the rate or quality of production, it will …

In Gallup Business Journal article, Raad Al-Saady, managing director for more than 7,000 employees at Abdul Latif Jameel, one of the biggest companies in the Middle East, makes a powerful case about the problems inherent in any business that is chalk full …