Normative Point, LLC

07/28/2025

Please visit our updated website and contact us at normativepoint.com to schedule a complimentary consultation to discuss your culture, leadership, or team development needs.

Transformative professional development initiatives that assess, address, and resolve various training needs. Visit normativepoint.com to learn who we are, why we exist, and what services we offer. Contact us for a free consultation to discuss how we can help take your professional development to th...

07/22/2024

I am excited to announce that Normative Point, LLC now has an office at 4435 O Street in Lincoln, NE. Our office is situated on the second floor (office L) of the Crown Plaza building, which includes a training room. This enables us to conveniently host development initiatives on-site.

Normative Point, LLC is a professional development consultancy with a personalized, practical, and cost-effective approach to assessing, addressing, and resolving your professional development needs. We offer support for team alignment initiatives, leadership development, customized training workshops, strategic planning, and culture change processes, and we would be grateful for the opportunity to serve you.

Normative Point, LLC is proud to serve Lincoln and the surrounding area, and we are also prepared to travel wherever our services are required. To schedule a free consultation, please call 402-414-2301, email [email protected], or visit our website at www.normativepoint.com.

05/21/2024

Check out my new swellcast (short podcast) about how we can't undo what has been done. Happy listening. :)

03/25/2024

A wise man gave me advice numerous times throughout my adult life, and he always prefaced it with the following statement: “I’ll give you my advice if you would like; just remember that it's worth what you pay for it…nothing.” It was a true statement as I paid nothing for his advice, yet in most cases, what he offered me was priceless. I'm grateful for trusted yet humble mentors like him, as his words have often provided me with reason, direction, solutions, and greater peace of mind.

03/20/2024

When all of the NCAA end-of-year tourneys roll around (i.e., basketball, wrestling), it is an excellent opportunity to observe the different leadership styles of coaches, athletes, administrators, parents, and mentors. What strategies or tactics could you add to your leadership toolbox to enhance your effectiveness? A leader is never a finished product. Continually seek opportunities to improve.

03/14/2024

I am meeting great people at the LeadingAge NE annual convention. I presented a breakout session yesterday on culture change and met with the LeadingAge Board on Tuesday to review the strategic plan we developed in September. Kierstin Reed (CEO) and Natalie McCormick (Director of Marketing and Professional Development) do an amazing job with the LeadingAge organization. Grateful to be here and be part of it.

02/28/2024

Adversity often kicks a person forcefully on the backside. Depending on how a person chooses to deal with that adversity, that kick will
either prevent or propel forward momentum.

02/10/2024

Don't sit on the sidelines. Don't sell yourself short. Don't let others determine the future you envision for yourself and your loved ones. Work toward the potential that lies within you, which is likely greater than you can imagine.

You’re Morally Obligated to Do Remarkable Things. Why?

Well, partly because life is so difficult and challenging that unless you give it everything you have, the chances are very high that it will embitter you. And then you'll be a force for darkness. That’s not good. Also, the fact that life is short and can be brutal can terrify you into hiding. But you can flip that on its head and understand that since you're all in, you might as well take the adventurous risks. That's a very good thing to understand.

What is also useful to understand is that there isn't anything more adventurous than the truth. This is something that took me a long time to figure out. You can craft your words to get what you want.

If you're attempting to say what you believe to be true and attempting to act in the manner that you think is most appropriate, that's genuinely you. If you're trying to live in the truth, you have the force of reality behind you, and that seems like a good deal. You have the reality and the adventure.

So, why is that a moral obligation? Well, if you hide and you don't let what's inside of you out—and you don't bring into the world what you could bring—you become cynical and bitter. Not only will you not add to the world what you could add, but you'll start being jealous of people who are competent and doing well and work to destroy them.

That's the pathway to hell.

01/29/2024

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01/29/2024

Lessons learned: I hated mowing the lawn when I was a kid. When I told my dad I didn't want to mow, he said, "Well, the grass isn't going to mow itself." That phrase has helped me do many things I haven't "wanted" to do in life. Much appreciated, Dad.

01/10/2024

Great leaders rise above the noise of negativity that sometimes resonates throughout the workplace by choosing how they respond. Instead of ignoring the noise, great leaders believe that it can serve as an opportunity for growth instead of a crushing force that brings ruin. They acknowledge it, sift through it to find the lessons buried within, apply what they learn, and initiate actions that create positive changes.