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Why are your LEADERS disengaged?
I’m going to answer your question with a question of my own: Do your leaders really WANT to be leaders? My experience in business and in the workplace is that we as organizations do people a very great DISSERVICE when...
Leadership has changed…
How we got results as leaders in the past is not how we’re able to get results today or the future, not only because employee expectations have changed...so many things in our world have changed. As a result, employees...
Emotions AREN’T good leaders, but they ARE good helpers…
I’ve had several leaders say to me that when they’re dealing with conflict, they IGNORE the EMOTION and only focus on the FACTS. While I appreciate the thought process behind this idea, the reality is that to IGNORE...
VIP Day
Full disclosure—this is me. In my office. Practicing what I preach. Working with MY coach. Doing a VIP day (as the client!) to plan how I can share even more value with MY clients...AND planning for my new book launch!...
What do you do about someone who gets results but RUINS relationships?
It’s a catch-22. But it doesn’t have to be… Imagine this. (maybe you won’t have to try too hard…) - You’re experiencing conflict and stress with a direct report who is absolutely amazing at what they do. They are...
Stop letting the URGENT override the IMPORTANT
Many people do, because they don’t know what their VALUES are...or aren't living true to them. But you CAN know and live your values...and focus on the important. It all starts with self-awareness, which is something...
How do YOU deal with FAILURE?
In a coaching session with a leader recently, she explained that she was feeling very HEAVY over what she saw as a FAILURE. I asked what failure meant to her, and as she began to answer, we discovered that she was...
The THREE destroyers of trust…
Most leaders want to know how to BUILD trust with their teams. But one question leaders rarely ask is: what am I doing right now that is BREAKING trust on my team? The thing is, until you fix the leak in the boat, you...
Taking over a new division—how to shift your team’s culture…
Did you know the legacy of the leader you replaced is still influencing the culture of your team? For better or worse. The reality is, leadership legacy often remains alive and well for far too long. The challenge for...