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 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 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...
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 BouchardSep 24, 20182 minLeadership is being “the server”One of the topics that stirs up debate at SENSEI LEADER events is the idea of “leadership at all levels.” Should front-line, even minimum...
Jim BouchardJul 13, 20184 minThe "manager" tries to overcome resistance to change. The LEADER embraces it.This is the topic of Jim's session at the CU Leadership Convention in Las Vegas on August 2nd. More information at the bottom of this pag...
Jim BouchardJun 11, 20186 minDon’t “overcome” resistance––lead it!What do you do when you meet the “manager” on the road? KILL HIM! Now before you get out the pitchforks and torches––I am not advocating ...
Jim BouchardApr 23, 20184 minDon’t even attempt to transform your organization until you can transform yourself…Lots of talk about “transformation” and “transformational leadership” these days… The academics and business experts are singing in harmo...
Jim BouchardJan 5, 20184 minStop doing "leadership development" and start developing LEADERS!At every workshop and intensive I ask leaders how important mindset and attitude are to their success and the success of their organizati...
Jim BouchardJan 4, 20183 minStuck in the Middle: How to rally the troops when the people upstairs are making it difficult!You may be in a middle management position, or you may even be on the front lines but still perceived as a leader to your peers. Your bos...
Jim BouchardDec 22, 20175 minYou will never stop sexual harassment without this…Leaders are scrambling to address the recent epidemic of sexual harassment allegations––and no organization is immune. Most of them will ...
Jim BouchardDec 13, 20174 minLeader: What YOU can do about sexual harassment…Too often we look for a global solution when the greatest impact can be made on an individual basis. Sure, we can pass laws, draft policy...
