Author: Hal Adler

One of the joys of being in the leadership development world is the opportunity to read from a wide variety of perspectives, backgrounds, philosophies. And then we have the privilege of combining ideas, inspirations, and epiphanies from disparate sources of insight to bring new revelations to the leadership community on how we can enrich the… Read more

Every Interaction is an Opportunity to Build—or Breakdown—Trust If you’re not thinking of every interaction as an opportunity to build trust, you may be getting in your own way. There are no “trust-neutral interactions”. I first heard this phrase in 2005 at a Great Place to Work annual conference from Brooke Huston, the then VP… Read more

One of the misconceptions about mindfulness that I run into regularly is the idea that living mindfully takes too much time. But, the truth is that incorporating mindfulness into a modern professional life doesn’t mean you need to sit formally in meditation for hours. In fact, integrating mindfulness effectively can be as easy as taking… Read more

What is conscious capitalism and the multiple stakeholder model all about? One of the basic tenets of conscious capitalism is the multiple stakeholder model. This model puts all partners in business on equal footing, suggesting that the customer, employee, shareholder, and vendor/provider are of equal importance. By following this model and working to fill “the… Read more

Chevrolet recently conducted a survey on family road trips where 93 percent of all parents say they like or love taking road trips with their family. And 90 percent of kids admitted to like spending time on the road with their families. This is music to my ears. In just a few weeks, my family… Read more