Path Forward Blog

The Power of “Detached Connection”

Last week I spent time with my extended family, whom I love to death. But this visit was unlike any other. I took on a different “way of being” — a leader’s way of being —and in so doing, everybody benefited. more

Values – What's the Point?

Leaders: take the time to clarify your values… Wait — eyes glazing over already?

“I mean,” I hear you say, “I guess they’re important in some big-picture, like, ethical way. But really, what’ll it get me to focus on them?” more

The Monday Morning Effect

A daunting thought for HR folks who schedule leadership trainings:

  • Three months after the typical single-event leadership workshop, participants have forgotten more than 95% of what they learned.

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Welcome to The Path Forward

These are the insights of Path Forward, a leadership development firm comprising facilitators who have trained managers in some of the largest companies in Western Washington, including Boeing, Microsoft, Expeditors International, Gordon Trucking, and Gene Juarez. more