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Books by a neuroscientist, former Navy SEAL and Tina Turner aim to teach us how to find strength in adversity.

Learning to effectively lead yourself and others all comes down to discipline. Happiness, success, and fulfillment stem from focus and self-control. Self-discipline is the bridge between goals defined and goals accomplished.

The most-shared article in June was about Black Lives Matter

Being a leader – in business and life - carries many burdens of command including the feeling of being pinned down when the best laid plans come under fire. Here’s a Navy SEAL’s guide for surviving and thriving under pressure.

Fulfillment in business and life require a growth mindset. Skills come from hard work. Challenges are embraced and seen as opportunities for growth. Effort is essential to mastery. Feedback is imperative for development. And Setbacks are a necessary wakeup call for combating complacency.

Leading and managing highly effective teams is more challenging than ever before. The blockages created by low engagement and general misalignment as part of the fast-paced world of modern business are now exacerbated by our current volatile and uncertain environment.

Mental toughness is paramount for achieving any lofty goal or overcoming extreme hurdles. Few great things in this world come without a little bit of adversity. Nothing amazing happens inside our comfort zones. Here are 13 resilience habits to live by.

We all have a different definition of success. But when we think of the more notable “successful” people out there, the narrative of their journey to the top can get clouded by the glossy exterior or their current existence. Behind the scenes, resides consistent and disciplined action.

One of the many acronyms we live by in the United States military is VUCA – referring to the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environments that the battlefield provides.

Discipline and self-control are the true path to success and happiness. But easier said than done.

In today’s fast-paced volatile business landscape, most companies realize that leadership development programs are crucial for improving engagement, performance and profitability.

Whether we are talking about elite special operations units, professional sports teams or high-functioning business organizations, all high-performance teams share similar attributes. They have high levels of trust and accountability, navigate change successfully and have resilient mindsets.

As the movement for gender equality in the workplace gains significant momentum, the data not only shows forward motion, but many opportunities to be taken advantage of. Cultural progress is of little value unless there is a framework to channel mindset and behavioral transformation into results.

Research shows that most organizational leaders today understand the importance of leadership, structure, strategy and culture, but most focus on improving each in silos. And culture seems to be the most elusive piece for leaders to wrap their heads around.

Most business leaders today would agree on two things: (1) organizational change is a constant, and (2) leading change is one of the most difficult burdens of a leader’s command.

Dealing with change can suck on any battlefield. Here are 10 principles for success.

Successfully leading lasting change in any organization is more complicated than ever before. And mastering the art of organizational transformation is a necessity in today’s more volatile, uncertain and complex global business landscape. Here’s how leaders inspire change.

According to McKinsey&Company research, 70% of organizational transformation efforts fail or fall significantly short of fulfilling their change vision. Here are some tips and strategies how to make change stick in your organization.

Resilient organizations last long and navigate change better than anyone else. Here are 15 reasons why.