NORTH EAST, MD — The Cecil Leadership Institute is set to confront one of the most fraught challenges in leadership with a ...

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Working with senior executives taught me that leaders who advance their careers don't avoid tough conversations that make everyone else uncomfortable. Instead, they've figured out how to turn those ...

A friend of mine, Lisa, recently told me about the concerning way her organization conducted an initial round of employee layoffs. Like others in the technology sector, her software development ...

Not many people like having difficult conversations. Yet, the reality is that, as leaders, we must be willing to sit with the difficult feelings involved and engage in hard conversations. From ...

In today’s climate, it can feel difficult and even dangerous to bring up topics like faith and politics in the workplace. The thought of hurting a colleague’s feelings or facing consequences with ...