by Jeremy Berriault | Sep 6, 2026 | Finding Value Blog
A blind spot rarely starts as missing information. It starts as information a leader is structurally unwilling to let in. The signal is often already circulating in the room. The plan simply has no place to receive it. That reframe sits beneath the accounts of two...
by Jeremy Berriault | Sep 6, 2026 | Finding Value Blog
Most teams treat a conversational brand voice as a wardrobe change. Swap the formal jacket for something casual. Add friendly phrasing. Sprinkle in a few relatable lines. The tone shifts on the surface, but the substance stays exactly the same. There is a pattern...
by Jeremy Berriault | Sep 4, 2026 | Finding Value Blog
There’s a version of this story I’ve watched play out more times than I can count. A company invests in DiSC assessments. Leadership rolls them out with genuine enthusiasm. Employees complete the reports, get their profiles, maybe sit through a short...
by Jeremy Berriault | Sep 1, 2026 | Finding Value Blog
“You’re lucky you’re getting satisfactory.” That is the sentence, verbatim, that my manager said to me in a small room during my year-end review. She said it the way people say things they believe are generous. She looked at me and waited for...
by Jeremy Berriault | Aug 12, 2026 | Finding Value Blog
I used to think broken communication was a plumbing problem. Add a channel here, a weekly update there, and one more meeting to catch up on what fell through. Fix the pipes and the water flows. Then I led a team through a change I could not sugarcoat. People were...
by Jeremy Berriault | Aug 4, 2026 | Finding Value Blog
I used to think leadership meant having all the answers and holding the reins. I believed a good manager stayed close to the work, checked it often, and stepped in whenever something went sideways. Then I watched teams that others had written off outgrow me. I had...