If there was ever a time for values-based leadership in our country, it is now.

How do some companies engage in "adaptive evolution" at exactly the right time?

In my leadership coaching practice, it is my job to help leaders move from reactive to creative leadership.

In my practice, I see all kinds of leaders with different habits, both good and bad, but the most effective leaders all share common traits.

Teams with high collective effectiveness are competitive advantages to their company.

Imagine if 80% of your leadership was heavily weighted to Creative Leadership like the Optimal Leader?

As the leader of your company, what is expected of you that your stakeholders are not saying?

An organization cannot outperform the collective intelligence of its leadership team.

While metrics should not drive the bus, it is a good idea to know where one stands. If you can get the majority of executives on the leadership team into that 80th percentile, your company will have a significant competitive advantage.

Risk–taking is only likely if the CEO and leadership team actually take visible, strategic risks.

I recently attended Hartford Business Journal's 90 Ideas In 90 Minutes event at the Hartford Club.