Blog - North Group Consultants

Sep 30, 2026

Finding Your Organization’s “Home Address”

By Roger North

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". We kept this clever saying at the top of our minds as we taught our young children to memorize their home address. We showed th...

Sep 21, 2026

Adapting Leadership for the Moment

By Josh Keefer

Leadership is much like a wardrobe. When was the last time you wore a tuxedo—or a formal evening gown? Formal attire can be memorable, strong, elegant, and completely appropriate in the right se...

Sep 3, 2026

Self-Awareness is the Starting Line, Not the Finish Line

By North Group Consultants

I recently had a conversation with my daughter that challenged my thinking in a positive way. We were discussing personality and behavioral assessments and leadership tools—things like DiSC, Working...

Aug 6, 2026

Behavior is Contagious.

By Sally Bredeman

I recently had one of those travel experiences that most people dread. Our flight was boarded, everyone was in their seats, bags were stowed, and we were ready for takeoff. Then, we waited. Thir...

Jul 30, 2026

Authority Is Necessary. Influence Wins the Day.

By Roger North

There's a word that stops people cold: authority. Presidents and prime ministers have it. So do CEOs, army colonels, and parents. Most of us don't respond particularly well to the concept. Yet we k...

Jul 16, 2026

Freedom in Fences

By Nikki Shingle

For many high-achieving leaders, the pressures feel similar. We want to show up with excellence at work and with focused presence at home. We’ve convinced ourselves that the only way to increase our o...

May 21, 2026

Building your Bench

By Gina Breslin

A friend shared an insight about college sports that has direct implications for business. Her son is a soccer player and she was helping him evaluate colleges. They were focusing on smaller Divisi...

May 21, 2026

Loving the Grind

By Leron Lehman

I read an academic paper years ago that I still think about regularly, it is titled “The Mundanity of Excellence”. It chronicles the observations and findings of the author who spent several years ...

Apr 29, 2026

Accountability Changes Everything

By Jerry Murray

“How about we stop doing that?” That line helped me reconsider my nightly ice cream habit. In my head, a friend was standing there with me. In reality, I was borrowing the power of accountabilit...