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Leadership

December 11, 2025

The Open Road (TRIP: Chapter Nine)

Your action plan begins! Get tips to keep your team engaged on the road to reaching your goal.

Leadership

December 5, 2025

Can Organizations Lean on Assessments to Lead and Develop Their Teams?

Erin Werde shares real results from a client’s experience with Kolbe Wisdom.

Leadership

December 4, 2025

Roadblocks and Repairs (TRIP: Chapter Eight)

Don’t let setbacks derail your decision-making journey! Learn how to bypass obstacles with strategies to keep you on course.

Leadership

November 26, 2025

Building Educational Systems that Work

What can we do to give students the tools they need to become capable, successful adults? Steve Lear invited Joe Nathan to share his thoughts in the following conversation.

Leadership

November 25, 2025

Unlocking Long-Term Success: A Guide to Talent Retention Using the Kolbe System

Your company’s success depends upon getting the right people in the right seats. Learn how to retain top talent using the Kolbe system.

Leadership

November 19, 2025

The Entrance Ramp (TRIP: Chapter Seven)

Chapter Seven finds you ready to begin your decision-making TRIP — your participants are in place, the goals are established, and a timetable is set. Read The Entrance Ramp to discover two more ways to ensure a smooth journey.

Leadership

November 11, 2025

Final Packing Instructions (Trip: Chapter Six)

Chapter Six offers some final words of wisdom before you begin your decision-making journey. Read Final Packing Instructions to discover three ways to ensure your TRIP achieves its goals.

Leadership

November 10, 2025

Literacy, Learning, and All That Jazz

Steve Lear was in New Orleans for the annual Financial Literacy and Economics Education Conference. Here are highlights from this year’s sessions.

Leadership

November 10, 2025

Celebrating Kolbe’s 50th Anniversary

Steve Lear joined SLO contributors Erin Werde and Wanina Rae Debelo in Phoenix to celebrate Kolbe’s 50th anniversary at KolbeCon 2025. In the following post, he shares a few of his most memorable moments, which include delivering a tribute to Kathy Kolbe.

Resources

November 6, 2025

Kids These Days with Kim Lear

Read Kim’s insights on the latest trends she’s tracking. 

Leadership

October 31, 2025

Creating Teams – Part Two (TRIP: Chapter Five)

Chapter Five explores what to do once you have established decision-making groups. Read Creating Teams, Part Two, to discover the critical qualities to look for in team members.

Spotlight

October 28, 2025

Joshua Chadajo / JEC Philanthropy

Have you ever wished you could discuss your charitable giving with a trusted partner? Let me introduce you to Joshua Chadajo of JEC Philanthropy.

Leadership

October 27, 2025

Creating Teams – Part One (TRIP: Chapter Four)

Chapter Four explores the next essential step in the TRIP process. Read Creating Teams, Part One, to discover the three critical decision-making groups needed and the specific skills each requires.

Career Development

October 17, 2025

Mentoring Future Entrepreneurs

On October 13th, Steve Lear and Khalique Rogers, the Executive Director of Catalyst for Systems Change (CSC), were the guest speakers at a mentorship session for students in Steven Hauge’s  […]

Podcast

October 17, 2025

When the Messiah Comes: A Yom Kippur Conversation

On the recent eve of Yom Kippur—the holiest day of the Jewish calendar—broadcaster Stan Hustad sat down with his longtime friend Steve Lear for a spirited and heartfelt conversation about faith, forgiveness, and what it means to live humbly in “the Days of Awe.”