A 2023 Gallup survey found only 23% of employees trust their senior leaders. It’s not an overstatement the senior leader behaviors behind these survey data are reflections of senior team behaviors. The same survey found when senior leaders, and, by extension, senior teams, exhibit high effectiveness in leading and supporting change, communicating clearly, and inspiring confidence in the future, 95% of employees fully trust their leaders. And, clearly, employees who trust their leaders are more engaged and higher performing themselves....

With 2024 half over, I suggest we take a break from our busy lives and return to big questions. Why wait for a crisis or the end of the year to reflect on what you are doing with “your one wild and precious life” as the poet Mary Oliver asks....