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Leadership development insights to transform your business culture.

The MacklinConnection Learning Center is your hub for actionable insights on leadership, connection, and business culture. Our articles and blog posts explore the real-world challenges leaders face—offering stories, strategies, and questions that spark self-discovery, strengthen trust, and transform the way teams work together.

Whether you’re leading a company, a team, or yourself, you’ll find fresh perspectives and practical tools to help you create lasting cultural change.

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The Brutal Truth: Relationships Drive Business Success—or Failure

Most leaders focus on strategy but ignore the one thing that actually drives results - relationships. If your team is disconnected, your business is already in trouble.

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Rewrite Your Reality: How Changing Your Fundamental Stories Can Supercharge Your Leadership

Leadership starts from within—your beliefs are the foundation of how you lead yourself and others. In this article, we explore how questioning your core beliefs can transform your approach to leadership and drive real change.

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How Leaders Navigate and Thrive in Uncertain Times

In a world that feels like it's spinning faster every day—geopolitical conflicts, shifting political landscapes, and AI threatening to upend industries—leaders have no choice but to adapt or be left behind. Declining birth rates, social upheaval, and economic volatility only add to the chaos. The question isn’t whether uncertainty will come; it’s how will YOU respond when it does.

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How to Fire Someone Without Destroying Morale or Your Reputation

Firing someone is one of the toughest, yet most critical responsibilities of leadership. Do it poorly, and you’ll damage morale, erode trust, and possibly tank your reputation. Do it well, and you’ll reinforce a culture of accountability, transparency, and respect—while keeping your team engaged and focused.

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Hope or Fear? The Hidden Forces Running Your Business

Whether you realize it or not, your business is ruled by one of two forces: fear or hope. Which one is running your company?

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Resolutions Are Dead. Goals Are the Blueprint for Success.

What is better for your business: setting a goal or making a resolution?

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The Biggest Problem in the Workplace You Might be Overlooking (and How to Solve it)

You can probably fill a whole notebook with problems you face at work. But what if all these problems have one main cause?

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Five Problems with Hiring an Executive Coach

Considering hiring an executive coach? Here we explore possible pitfalls.

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Five Opportunities to Exploit When Hiring an Executive Coach

Five opportunities to take advantage of when working with an executive coach.

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What is the Cost of Having an Executive Coach?

So you want to hire an executive coach? Here are the costs to consider.

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How Do I Select the Best Coach for Me?

With so many coaches out there how do I choose the best coach for me?

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Do I Need an Executive Coach?

Do you need a coach? Most people don't. Here are some questions to ask yourself to determine if you need a coach.

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The Problems with Team Building Exercises 

Reflecting on a venture into team building exercises for your company? Here, we delve into the potential pitfalls when implementing team building initiatives to enhance your work culture.

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The Cost of Improving Workplace Communication

Communication training can enhance your capabilities. Here, we look at the cost of our workplace communication training program.

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The Impact of Resenteeism

Resenteeism is a hidden threat to workplace harmony and productivity. Here, we'll examine effective strategies to address and prevent employee resentment.

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The Essential Elements of Effective Leadership

Are you a leader of your organization? Here a few key takeaways for effective leadership.

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Are You a Manager or Leader?

Are you automatically a leader if you're in a leadership role? Here, we explore the differences between leading and managing.

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The Power of Effective Communication: A Guide for Business Owners

Why is communication so important at work? Mastering the art of workplace communication fosters trust, collaboration, and conflict resolution to boost productivity and drive business success.

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Best Daily Practice for Setting Goals

Once you know what your business goals are, what can you do each day to work on achieving them?

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Best Management Consulting Firms in 2023

A management consulting firm can help turn your business around. Here are some of the top companies who can assist you in elevating your business.

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Comparing Work Culture Transformation Opportunities

Improving your company's culture is essential to ensuring a thriving business. But what options do you have for making changes to your work culture?

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9 Questions to Ask Before Enrolling Your Company in a Training Program

Do you think more training will help your business move forward? Here are some things to ask before signing up your company for ongoing education.

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The Problems with Employee Burnout

Is employee burnout costing your company? Here, Ron Macklin discusses the problems companies face when employees are burnout and what to do about it.

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What Can a Company Do if It Has a Work Culture Problem?

Are you worried your company culture is driving people away? Here, Ron Macklin describes the options you have to turn things around.

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How is a Toxic Company Culture Created?

What happens to create a bad work culture? Here, we map out how a negative work environment starts.

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Best Ways to Set Goals

Is how you want your life to look different than how it is now? Setting goals can help you create the life you want.

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3 Characteristics of a Toxic Company Culture

If your business isn't a place where employees are engaged and contributing, could your company culture be the problem?

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3 Qualities of a Positive Work Culture

What are some of the key attributes of a good work culture? Here we discuss 3 characteristics companies have that make them places people want to work.

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