Are people talking about you behind your back and saying you’re a hothead? Or, do you notice your team is on edge all the time? What does this say about your ability to handle crisis? Charlie was in his 30s and had a lot of potential--if only he could figure out how to modulate his … [Read more...]
Steps to Personal Development and Growth for Leaders
Bumpy ball development journey Babies develop rapidly, just ask parents and grandparents aware of the milestones of development. We learn from pediatricians, bloggers, videos, books and articles telling parents how to stimulate their child’s brain. It can be overwhelming and contradictory … [Read more...]
Looking forward to employee engagement
Most of my clients have active employee engagement programs. They measure employee satisfaction, train employees around improving their engagement and work with the managers and leaders to role model better behaviors. Why is it important? The importance of employee … [Read more...]
Having trouble focusing on priorities?
Let’s assume you have a couple of work priorities involving teams or groups of people. If you are struggling and cannot move forward on your priorities let’s look closely at them and apply some best practices on managing change. One place to start is to look at the John Kotter Change Model and other … [Read more...]
Ways to get better at focus
There is a strong chance you have learned how important it is to critically evaluate what you do at work, what to focus on, what to delegate, ignore or move to a lower priority. In fact, look back on a recent success you had. Did you focus on achieving it, or did you only think and act on it when … [Read more...]
The power of defining what you want
Managers Problem Solve Many managers state that their conversations at work are all about problem solving. Topics range from issues with the boss, to a conflict with a peer or direct report, to a misunderstanding with a coworker. Are you the manager who tells your people to come with solutions not … [Read more...]
Dig to speed your improvement
Most leaders who want to get promoted have received feedback along the way in their career, but they don’t know what to do with it. For example, if a peer or stakeholder tells them they talk too much in meetings, they may not know if it is the quality of their contribution that needs work or that they … [Read more...]
Russell Brand-Under the Skin
Expand your learning As a coach, I am always on the lookout for new sources of learning. It is important to stay up on current trends and to listen to and consume information representing diverse perspectives. That was exactly why I was curious to see what Russell Brand was up to. He has written … [Read more...]
The easy way to give feedback
Feedback made easy How often do you need to give feedback to someone, yet struggle with how that feedback will be received by the other person? Struggle no more, for the Center for Creative Leadership has come up with SBI: Situation, Behavior, Impact. Remember SBI next time you need to do it … [Read more...]
Why leaders must set clear expectations
Leadership for Entrepreneurs Ben Horowitz, the cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley’s most respected and experienced entrepreneurs wrote “The Hard thing about Hard Things.” It covers the truths about leadership and entrepreneurship. In it are so many great points … [Read more...]
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