As Valencore closes out its InsideOut Leadership Blog Series this week, our team would like to take a moment to celebrate the blogs this project has generated over the last 7 months. Our BlogSquad authors collectively posted 30 blogs on authenticity, mindfulness, and feminine leadership. Thanks to our readers for following us and helping us make this project a success! For fun, below we've posted a word cloud by Tagxedo generated from all blog text posted by Valencore's Ins

This is for those of you who take great pride in expressing your thoughts and opinions freely with others. Have you ever been so blunt that the person you’re talking to stares back at you in uncomfortable silence? Or perhaps you value “telling it like it is” but then you edge on being offensive at times? If you’ve ever felt compelled to follow-up your authentic behavioral expression with, “What?! I’m just being authentic!” then please keep reading this. It’s time to stop an

“Some things are better left unsaid.” “The truth will set you free.” When you think about your approach to authentic voice and mindful leadership, which of these quotes resonates with you with most? If you find yourself wavering, or in the middle, that may be because there is an element of truth in both of these statements. However, striking a balance between voice and truth is no easy feat, and often we have an inclination to withhold or liberate our truth more than the desi

As our world becomes more interconnected and complex, so do our problems. Uncertainty threatens organizational stability, and straight paths to solutions are nowhere in sight. So, what is needed for organizations to adapt and thrive in the unknown? A 2010 IBM Global CEO study of 1,500 leaders suggests that creativity is at the heart of generating new social realities. While this idea may not seem revolutionary, engaging in innovation is risky and renders you vulnerable, espec