Leadership Development - Dr. Behar-Courtois

Why “Cascading Communication” Is Usually Just a Game of Telephone

Three weeks after one of the best leadership presentations I’ve ever sat through, I was running listening sessions with frontline teams in four regions of the same company. I kept waiting to recognize the message. I never did. The senior leadership of […]

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You’ve Read the Classics; Now Add the One That Makes Them Work in 2026 -> Maximizing Organizational Performance: A Guide to Effective Performance Coaching

You’ve got the classics on your shelf, Whitmore’s GROW, Goleman’s EQ, and Collins’ flywheel, and they’ve shaped how you think. But here’s the truth: those books were written for a different era. Today’s workplace is hybrid, volatile, AI-infused, and talent is walking […]

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The Most Expensive Sentence in Leadership Is “I Thought You Knew”

“I thought you knew.” It’s the sentence leaders say when accountability breaks down. It’s also the sentence employees say when trust breaks down. Everyone thinks the other side received the memo. Nobody can prove it. And everyone feels slightly betrayed. I’ve heard […]