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Bright Spots is a section of our website where we provide articles and references written by others on topics we believe are important and meaningful. It’s a way for us to spread their messages and honor their work. Reading Bright Spots will enlighten you!

Culture Change

By John Murashige

Business Partner, P4 Advisors

“If we can just get them to understand what needs to be done, we’ll get the results we want.” An organization falls short on the delivery of its results. Leadership has determined that a culture change is required to better results. A culture that causes our organization to focus…

Respect, Dignity, and Meaning in Work​

By William A. Spenla
Managing Director and Founder, P4 Advisors

It is November 2017 and we are reading explosive headlines about allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault by men in leadership roles in the workplace. Did I say November 1967? 1977? 1987? Nope…

Meeting Management Operations (MMO): A Holistic Approach to Conducting Leadership Team Meetings

By William A. Spenla
Managing Director and Founder, P4 Advisors
Leadership teams require face-to face meetings on a routine basis to review results, set direction, launch change initiatives, and sustain inter-personal relationships necessary to enhance performance. From senior leadership teams….

Got Goals? If You Know Where You’re Going, You’ll Get There.

By William A. Spenla
Managing Director and Founder, P4 Advisors
We have plenty of experience working with organizations that set solid annual organizational objectives (or goals) and then work diligently to get them understood, connected to, and owned by everyone within the organization…

Can We Really Fix Dysfunctional Teams?

By David Herdinger and Joan Walsh
AUTHOR ATTRIBUTION: A BRIGHT SPOT ON COACHING, LEADERSHIP, AND DEVELOPMENT: We’re fortunate to be on the distribution list for the Kashbox Coaching Newsletter. The authors, David Herdinger and Joan Walsh, produce terrific work that is some of the best you’ll read on a variety….

Growing Better Leaders: 5 Developmental Stages

By David Herdinger and Joan Walsh
The increasingly complex and chaotic marketplace poses an urgent need to grow better leaders. Companies that seek to maintain competitive advantages require strong leadership…