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Using network analysis, we recently measured employees’ tendency to connect with others based on race, ethnicity and gender. As it…
December 11, 2023
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Most leaders can tell when a team is working well. It’s much harder to say why, and harder still to pinpoint what a struggling team needs to improve. TeamEVAL is CLA’s framework for answering both questions.
August 1, 2026 · Contemporary Leadership Advisors
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Executive coaching is one of the highest-return investments an organization can make in its senior leaders. Research from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Association Resource Centre puts the average ROI at 700%. That…
August 1, 2026 · Contemporary Leadership Advisors
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Graphite and diamond are made of exactly the same thing: carbon. Yet graphite is dull, soft, and opaque, while diamond is brilliant, hard, and transparent. The difference isn’t what they’re made of. It’s how their atoms…
August 1, 2026 · Contemporary Leadership Advisors
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Most organizations have moved past AI experimentation. Far fewer have moved into real integration. In research across more than 50…
July 1, 2026
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The allure of the heroic leader, a visionary figure who single-handedly steers an organization to success, is deeply ingrained in…
February 20, 2026
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A lot has been said about the value of leaders displaying vulnerability. Leaders who share personal challenges and shortcomings with…
February 21, 2023
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A long history of research has shown that employees who have favorable onboarding experiences are more engaged, better networked, and able to contribute faster in their roles1.
January 12, 2023
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The team at Contemporary Leadership Advisors (CLA) is pleased to announce the addition of Natalie Baumgartner as a new partner.…
September 1, 2022
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I read a post from my friend Chris Ernst a while back titled, “What Thomas Edison Knew About Innovation Networks.”…
July 26, 2022
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Digital technologies (e.g. social, mobile, cloud, big data, etc.) have dramatically improved how businesses operate. MIT’s Center for Digital Business…
July 9, 2022
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There are hundreds of meeting effectiveness tools and techniques out there (and you’ve probably tried a lot of them), but…
April 8, 2022
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In light of International Women’s Day, we’ve been thinking a lot about the amazing powers of women leaders and what…
March 22, 2022
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Do your employees often leave meetings with less vigor in their step than when they walked in? Do many of…
February 22, 2022
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Mentorship is a proven, powerful development strategy. And mentorship is particularly useful to employees from traditionally disadvantaged populations, who may…
February 8, 2022
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Virtual teams face unique challenges. Three intentional practices can strengthen alignment, trust, communication and performance across distance.
March 16, 2020 · Stephen Garcia, Ed.D.
