Jim BouchardJun 125 minBring People Together - Transform ME into WE…Lot’s of talk these days about the importance of bringing people together, developing true understanding and taking meaningful action for...
Jim BouchardMay 26 minWhat our leaders are getting wrong {And how to avoid those same mistakes}People are protesting. Are leaders listening? Or––are they treating us like children? Have some become tyrants? What can we learn?
Jim BouchardMar 132 minCorona––You Can't Stop Us!"We can’t let the coronavirus stop our development as leaders. In fact, we’ve got to ramp it up!" There are only two types of people in t...
Jim BouchardMar 128 minCoronavirus: How will YOU lead in this crisis?INSPIRED BY OUR MEMBERS & CLIENTS, WE TURNED THIS POST INTO A FULL WEBINAR… CLICK HERE to go to our resource page. It includes a full rep...
Jim BouchardMar 63 minThe 10 Commandments of Manufacturing Leadership (Works for other businesses too!)I met with an amazing group of leaders this week in Maine… Joe Hyatt, Jim Chadbourne and John Schafer are all executives at Rubb Building...
Jim BouchardFeb 114 minTop Leaders ALWAYS Have a CoachThe best leaders and the best organizations have one thing in common––and only one: They are ALWAYS trying to get better.
Jim BouchardJan 223 minRespect, Trust, Loyalty… "Intangibles." Seriously?It disgusts me when people lump respect, trust and loyalty in with the “soft” aspects of business and leadership. It’s sick that so many ...
Jim BouchardDec 30, 20194 min5 Things You Won’t Hear the Best Leaders Say in 2020Let’s start with the most clichéd item on the list… “We’ve always done it this way.” You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who would disag...
Jim BouchardDec 18, 20196 min LEADERS: You ARE What You Say––And How You Say It!"Who you are as a leader becomes reality in the hearts and minds of the people you serve through what you say––and more important––how yo...
Jim BouchardOct 8, 20193 minCommunication and Leading Change: Wah wah wah wah wah!“Communication is the most important part of leading change.” “It’s important to communicate the importance of this change to everyone at...
Jim BouchardSep 4, 20192 min5 Things “the manager” Says––That You’ll Never Hear a Leader SayWhose responsibility is that? The leader knows whose responsibility it is. “Mine.” Even when you delegate tasks and duties to others, the...
Jim BouchardAug 21, 20194 minHuman-centric leadership is NOT optionalHuman-centric leadership is NOT optional. It is NOT a luxury you can put off. It is NOT soft. It is NOT just some feel-good platitude. It...
Jim BouchardAug 1, 20193 minDon’t be afraid to InspireInspiration should be commonplace in leadership. Too often I hear leaders say that they have difficulty thinking of themselves as inspiri...
Jim BouchardApr 11, 20195 minFind the right Master: How to choose a good mentor!One of the questions I get asked most often is how, exactly, do you find a good mentor? Let’s start with two fundamental questions: #1 Wh...
Jim BouchardApr 2, 20191 minPeople perform at their best when––and only when––their leaders care…The research is clear. People perform at their best when–-and only when––they know their leaders care. When they know their work has mean...
StaffFeb 8, 20191 minHOT TOPIC: How to get people to open up––and not just tell you what they think you want to hear!Jim really poked the hornet's nest with this one! I seems lots of leaders want to know what they can do to avoid a "yes men" culture and ...
Jim BouchardJan 18, 20198 minWant to score higher on the Gallup Q12?Would you like to produce higher Q12 scores? Join THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT… Now before this sounds too self-serving, please allow me to...
Jim BouchardJan 9, 20195 minWill we continue to "coddle" iGen?With “The Coddling of the American Mind,” Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt set off a firestorm… Their inspiration was the growing tenden...
Jim BouchardDec 18, 20184 minScrew the ROI! There are more important things to consider in leadership…One of the most frustrating questions I get is when people ask me about the ROI on training human-centric leaders.… At some point you jus...
Jim BouchardNov 12, 20184 minWhy so many new leaders fail––and here’s something you can do about it. Today!One of the greatest ongoing challenges facing every organization is the continual need to develop new leaders. You want to identify and c...
