by Ken Giffin | Jan 7, 2026 | corporate behavior, leadership, personal growth, self-improvement
For leaders, the new year brings about thoughts of renewed energy and a list of new challenges to solve. We here at Corporate Path Leadership propose an additional challenge for 2026: to reflect on how you can inspire others and learn to let go more by trusting your...
by Ken Giffin | Nov 19, 2025 | corporate behavior, office politics, team building
In this excerpt from my book “Solving Your Career Mystery,” we explore how to identify strengths and weaknesses – either yours, a colleague’s, or both – and use those insights to work more effectively together. When you see a movie, there is usually a hero and a...
by Ken Giffin | Sep 9, 2025 | career advice, corporate behavior, personal growth, self-improvement
I have run into many talented and accomplished people in the workplace who did not have strong self-awareness. In most cases, their issues of handling conflict or challenging office incidents were more destructive than productive and could have yielded much better...
by Ken Giffin | Aug 12, 2025 | career advice, corporate behavior, self-improvement, skills development
I’m going to start this blog post with my own cautionary tale of poor storytelling while interviewing for my first job many years ago. I was fortunate that the business school from my undergraduate days (Indiana University) had a strong recruiting organization that...
by Ken Giffin | May 20, 2025 | corporate behavior, employee empowerment, leadership, operational efficiency
Does this complaint from an employee sound familiar to you? I log into email and instant messaging first thing in the morning, and I’m already behind in reading 20 new messages. After scanning the emergencies and issuing some temporary replies, I start the first of...
by Ken Giffin | Mar 18, 2025 | corporate behavior, leadership, office politics
When talking with people about conflict in the workplace, there is always a look of discomfort on their faces. I haven’t met anyone yet who is excited by the thought of an office argument or meeting disagreement. However, the reality is that conflict is everywhere...