What is it that sends us searching for success? We grasp at the latest fads and the newest techniques hoping to capture the magic we see highly successful people. We emulate strong role models, we study, we strive – all to find the secret of success. This secret is not necessarily a matter of talent, intelligence, creativity…
Julie and I have a special family ritual with our children. On their twelfth birthday they can select any city in the continental United States to visit for a special celebration alone (i.e., sans siblings) with mom and dad. I recall our trip with our middle child to New York City on her 12th birthday. Having been there…
The left side of this simple coaching model shows five coaching habits that drive reliable performance. This is the side of choice. Each day, leaders choose whether to take these actions. Their choices influence the right side of the model – the results. If you choose your habits, then you must take responsibility for your…
(This post is excerpted from The 5 Coaching Habits of Excellent Leaders.) Consider this scenario: It’s early February. Jack Samuels, a sales director for a large logistics company, just landed back in Chicago and is now driving to his suburban home from the airport. He pulled off a successful pitch to a new customer in…
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Global competition, multi-generational challenges and high-velocity technological advances seesm to create more complex problems than ever before. However, solutions can stil be stimple. Even solutions to questions lilke these that John Mattone posed in a recent intervew: In today’s companies and organizations, what are some of the trickiest aspects of initiating a change in corporate culture?…
(This post is excerpted from The 5 Coaching Habits of Excellent) Your words speak the truth. They reflect your commitments – your promises to act. Whether you have a long conversation with a friend or a business conversation with a work colleague, every word makes a difference. The results of our interactions are rarely neutral;…
Video of zMdRK0ZF1UU Your leadership all starts with your integrity. In fact, it starts and ends with your integrity. If you do not have integrity, no one will follow you. And if no one follows you, you are not leading. I'm reminded of this every day when I read this poem on my son's closet…
(This post is excerpted from The 5 Coaching Habits of Excellent Leaders.) Making early decisions about your priorities provides a double benefit for boosting your personal reliability. For example, you might say that your order of priorities for how you spend your time might be family, work, friends and community. Making that early decision about…
(This post is excerpted from The 5 Coaching Habits of Excellent Leaders.) The past two posts have addressed the keys to Personal Reliability which provides a booster effect for Reliable Coaching. In other words, if you are seen as personally reliable, it is much easier to use the 5 coaching habits of excellent leaders. The…
