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Stop Rewarding Attendance Over Actual Impact

In this video, I address the growing trend of organizations punishing or rewarding employees based on their physical work location rather than their actual performance and impact. I argue that this approach is not only misguided, but it risks seriously undermining employee retention, trust, and overall organizational productivity. I urge leaders to focus on building … Continue reading

Stop Rewarding Attendance Over Actual Impact

In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, it’s imperative that we reassess how we measure and reward success. The antiquated practice of valuing employees based on their proximity to the office rather than their contributions and results is a disservice to talent and innovation. This video is a call to action for leaders to abandon these obsolete … Continue reading

Unlock Your Emerging Leader’s Potential with The Leadership Leap

I’m excited to introduce you to The Leadership Leap – a transformative 3-week virtual workshop tailored for individuals new to leading others. I understand the challenge of nurturing emerging leaders without a structured development program. The transition from individual contributor to team manager can be daunting, and I firmly believe that simply “learning on the … Continue reading

The Ryan Report: April 2024

With lessons to learn and ideas to share, welcome to this month’s Ryan Report. In this month’s vlog, I reflect on the remarkable human capacity for growth and transformation. Drawing from the experience of attending a physician’s residency match ceremony, I explore a vital leadership principle: the need to continually reexamine my views of others as … Continue reading

Seeing with New Eyes: Unlocking Human Potential

In this video, I reflect on the remarkable human capacity for growth and transformation. Drawing from the experience of attending a physician’s residency match ceremony, I explore a vital leadership principle: the need for me to continually reexamine my views of others as they evolve and develop new talents. Too often we get stuck in … Continue reading

The Ryan Report: March 2024

Does your organization struggle to find leaders with true strategic thinking capabilities? Despite its critical importance, critical analysis and problem-framing often take a backseat to technical skills in hiring and development.  In this video, I expose the costly gap between the strategic mind’s leaders need and the tactical skillsets companies tend to prioritize. There’s a compelling … Continue reading

The Ryan Report: February 2024

As remote work becomes more common in 2024, traditional corporate hierarchies will begin flattening to empower employees at all levels with greater autonomy, responsibility, and strategic input. In this video I share techniques to retain talent by embracing “leaders at all levels” and evolving managers and employees into decisive, empowered collaborators suited for flatter organizational structures shifting … Continue reading

Leaders are at all Levels

As remote work becomes more common in 2024, traditional corporate hierarchies will begin flattening to empower employees at all levels with greater autonomy, responsibility, and strategic input. In this video I share techniques to retain talent by embracing “leaders at all levels” and evolving managers and employees into decisive, empowered collaborators suited for flatter organizational … Continue reading

Cultivating Curiosity: Questioning Assumptions for Creative Growth

There’s a degree of trepidation when questioning authority, asking “why” can be scary or it can be liberating. With rapidly changing technology, business models, and workplace trends, innovation is required to stay competitive. However, creativity doesn’t just happen on its own – it needs to be actively nurtured by supporting curiosity, and willingness to challenge … Continue reading

The Ryan Report – December 2023

Once we said, there’s an app for that and now there’s an AI platform for that! The pace of change is becoming faster and to keep up we need to reinvent and transform our organizations. But transformation is more than just adopting the latest app or AI system. Christopher Lind, CLO of ChenMed, shared that “Transformation … Continue reading

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