Monthly Archives: May 2026

What four leaders in psychology research tell us about building GREAT teams

Most leaders do not struggle because they lack effort, strategy, or tools. They struggle because they are trying to solve human problems with operational thinking. After more than two decades of coaching basketball teams and facilitating corporate team building events,, I have seen this pattern play out more times than I can count. A leader […]

Why Your Leadership Development Workshop is Not Working And What to Do Instead to Grow Your Team

American companies spend more than $170 billion every year on leadership development. That number should inspire confidence. Instead, it is followed by a statistic that should give every executive pause: Only 19% of organizations believe they are “very effective” at developing leaders across all levels (according to Deloitte). More money. More workshops. More certificates on […]