Blog - North Group Consultants

Apr 20, 2015

Video Blog: Thinking About… Patterns & Routines

By Roger North

In this short video North Group Consultants' president and founder, Roger North, along with partner and senior consultant, Brian Black, discuss how the patterns and routines of a leader can impact an ...

Apr 5, 2015

Here We Go Again

By David Thompson

As leaders, or those being led, you know how it feels when a topic comes up for discussion a second or third time. If the topic is near and dear to you, you are grateful for the persistence. However, ...

Mar 20, 2015

What Do I Want to Be (Like) When I Grow Up?

By Daryl Leisey

We often ask children: What do you want to be when you grow up? Their answers can range from fireman to nurse, from teacher to pilot or even to trash collector (depending on the child’s fascination at...

Mar 5, 2015

Simple Abundance

By Joanne Ladley

One of my favorite books is Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. What a powerful title. I live in such abundance. Keeping anything simple is my real challenge. Take my closet for instance....

Feb 20, 2015

Video Blog: Thinking About… Likeability

By Roger North

We invite you to view our first video blog. In this edition we introduce the leadership characteristic, likability. Is it important for a leader to be likeable? As leaders, are there things we can do ...

Feb 5, 2015

The Power of Being Present

By Roger Garber

Some weeks ago, I met with a friend who lost his young adult son to cancer. In reflecting on his son’s passing and memorial services, the friend shared how important it was at that time for his friend...

Jan 20, 2015

Developing Leaders

By Gerald Meck

Good leaders know that they can’t do the job alone. So empowering others to lead is a major responsibility of a leader. How do leaders empower others to lead? Recently I read a book entitled Christ...

Jan 5, 2015

Finding the Unexpected

By Craig Schloneger

January 5, 2015 Finding the Unexpected by Craig Schloneger For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given... Every year my extended family puts forth much effort to get together for the ...

Dec 19, 2014

Why It’s More Blessed to be Generous than Good Looking

By Jerry Murray

December 19, 2014 Why It’s More Blessed to be Generous than Good Looking by Jerry Murray Almost twenty years ago in Baltimore, Kim and I spent our first Christmas together as a married couple. ...