by Brian Donnelly | Jun 17, 2025 | Business, Culture, Leadership
Listen What if the person you were speaking with were truly interested in fully understanding your point of view—attentive, at ease, leaning in, without interruption or distraction? How might that deepen your thinking? Consider this from David Whyte. The truth at the... 
by Brian Donnelly | May 28, 2024 | Business, Leadership, Management System, People, Vision
Barbara McClintock Ph.D. (1902 – 1992) was a Cornell University educated botanist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Her work was heavily research oriented and typically completed alone in the field or the lab. Known widely as a cytogeneticist,... 
by Brian Donnelly | May 10, 2024 | Business, Leadership, Management System, Operations, People, Traction
You and I are exceedingly busy, which is what we have been working for, right? There are multiple projects in the works, urgent timelines approaching, a few fires burning, and important meetings to attend. Perhaps one of the upcoming meetings has the potential for a... 
by Brian Donnelly | Mar 20, 2024 | Business, Leadership, Management System
Leadership development is about optimizing the impact leaders have on the organizations for which they are responsible; to create leadership capacity. When investing in leadership development, the expected return comes in the form of healthy cultures, delighted... 
by Brian Donnelly | Jun 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Early in my career, I was a member of a leadership team whose CFO, whom we’ll refer to as Jordan, was in the right seat. Jordan was a person who understood the role, played it well and had the Board’s confidence. Unfortunately, Jordan’s values did not align with...
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