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July 6, 2026

Your Organization Produces the Behavior It Rewards

In both teaching and consulting, I have watched leaders explain disengagement, resistance, and reluctance to take ownership in familiar terms: motivation, attitude, and commitment. Sometimes that is true. More often, people are responding rationally to the system around them. Every organization has a hidden curriculum. It teaches people what is safe, what is rewarded, what is ignored, and what actually matters. Over time, those lessons become part of the culture, even when they contradict what leaders say they value. This week’s article is about a pattern I see in nearly every organization I work with: your organization produces the behavior it rewards. If you do not like the behavior you are seeing, the place to look first is not the people. It is the system.
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When People Stop Believing Their Effort Matters

Most conversations about performance eventually circle back to the same themes: accountability, engagement, resilience, communication, and culture. Organizations spend enormous amounts of time trying to understand why capable people begin losing energy, initiative, and emotional commitment. The explanations usually focus on individuals. Someone either lacks motivation, resists change, or is struggling to adapt.
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Leadership Growth: 5 Ways to Navigate Career Transitions

As the season starts in Palm Springs, signs of growth are everywhere, from the citrus trees loaded with new fruit to the eager anticipation of the upcoming harvest. One of my favorite things to watch on early morning walks is seeing expensive cars being unloaded and moved into the upscale neighborhoods along California Highway 74. This season clearly brings up themes of endings, transitions, and growth for me. For this article, I'll focus on aspects of growth related to successful leadership and transition.
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How Feedback Fuels Success in the Evolving World of Work

Change is all around us, shaping the way we live, work, and lead. Technology is advancing at breakneck speed, teams are reinventing themselves, and our conversations about purpose, performance, and meaning continue to evolve. It’s a challenging time to be a leader.
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Navigating the Trust Deficit: Leading with Integrity in October 2025

Trust is the invisible thread that holds organizations together. When it is strong, teams innovate, collaborate, and succeed. When it weakens, productivity drops, engagement falls, and top talent leaves. Now, in October 2025, leaders are facing a trust deficit that has never felt more potent due to ongoing hybrid work models, rapid technological changes, and persistent social and economic uncertainty. Rebuilding and maintaining trust is no longer just a soft skill; it has become the most crucial leadership competency of our time.
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2026 Begins Now: Organization Development for Leaders in Q4 2025

As Q4 2025 unfolds and 2026 approaches, I find myself reflecting on what it truly means to make a difference at scale, especially for leaders tasked with guiding genuine, lasting transformation. Each year brings renewed urgency, but the arrival of fall is always a reminder that more can be achieved (I attribute this to the start of every fall term in education). More people can be supported, more organizations can thrive, and more purposeful change is within reach. The months ahead represent a remarkable opportunity to increase our impact before another year ends.
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2025 Reprise Grandma Always Bought Apples by the Bushel Copy

Growing up in western Pennsylvania, in Dormont, a borough adjacent to Pittsburgh, a city legendary for big steel and heavy industry, I relished the fall evenings my then-bachelor uncle would chariot my Mom, Grandma, and me to a gravel lot in Connellsville that was hastily arranged each season for sales of farm-fresh produce. There were Seckel pears, squashes of every variety, rutabagas, and apples. My special feelings for those moments are evident in what I learned from my Grandma at those farm-stand fall apple markets.
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Designing Change: How Leaders Build Teams and Solve Big Problems

Learn the essential leadership skills for designing effective change. Discover how to build strong teams, co-create a shared purpose, and solve big problems systemically.
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The People Dividend Podcast

Hosted by Mike Horne, The People Dividend Podcast features founders who share their insights on authentic leadership. Tune in to learn from successful journeys and apply their wisdom to your own path.

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Integrity by Design: Working and Living Authentically

Integrity by Design: Working and Living Authentically" by Mike Horne provides a blueprint for authentic leadership and organizational change, emphasizing that prosperity begins with a life designed with integrity.

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