Nearly 68% of Americans report that their employers have taken steps such as putting a freeze on hiring or wages; laying off staff; reducing work hours, benefits or pay; requiring unpaid days off; or increasing work hours. Tough economic times have left fewer people to do the same amount of work....

Most leadership philosophies are grounded in two completely faulty assumptions - “change is hard” and “engagement drives results.” Those beliefs have inspired expensive attempts to keep change from being disruptive to employees. What these engagement programs actually do is create and reinforce...

Introducing two new webinars for leaders and teams relevant to our world today. And while the webinars are new, online training is not new to Reality-Based Leadership, having delivered virtual and live on-line training for over ten years.

FOR LEADERS: Leading in Uncertainty and Crisis

Many of us...

This program takes a look at how engagement without personal accountability can create chaos in an organization. It helps leaders better understand how to increase both accountability and engagement in their organizations.

The content in this program is very similar to the content in the Reality-Based Leadership program but is formatted to be delivered for individual contributors in your organization and does not include leadership tools and techniques.

Cy’s newest program, No Ego, is based on the content in her book released September 2017 and takes a deeper dive into understanding the ego, how it works, and ways to help bypass the ego in specific situations and coaching opportunities.

For a group of leaders who are hearing Cy Wakeman’s content for the very first time, we typically recommend starting with her Reality-Based Leadership program which provides participants with a foundational understanding of her leadership principals.

The next step for leaders is the Hardwiring Accountability program that goes deeper into the personal accountability piece of Cy Wakeman’s Reality-Based Leadership Philosophy.

The third program for leaders is Business Readiness. This program provides tools and strategies on how best to prepare teams to be ready for what is next in the organization.

We are certainly in challenging times in our business world today. We have been in challenging times in the past and we will be faced with challenging times again at some point in the future. Here’s the reality check - The fact that times are challenging is not the source of our pain. The source...

Everyone is talking about accountability, but few organizations are actually successful in ensuring that personal accountability is hardwired into their talent and everyday business operations. Accountability has been illusive for many organizations, as they have not yet come to understand how to...

Are your employees still requesting time to 'grieve' when the organization makes necessary changes to stay competitive? Are they complaining of change fatigue? That change is too hard?
For over 30 years, leaders have been taught how to soften hard news to reduce resistance and get “buy-in” to key...

For years, our organizations have been investing time, money and energy into engaging our employees based on the promise that engagement drives results. But, many organizations report that despite their best efforts, engagement just hasn’t delivered as expected.
While engaging our employees is...