Today more than ever, there is a virtual “leadership lab” of learning activities and opportunities available to help you build your leadership skills and refine your coaching mindset. There is a treasure trove of knowledge about leadership at your fingertips, literally. But there is more to learn than just what you can read and watch…
We have been blessed with the opportunity to serve hundreds of CEOs since we started our leadership advisory business. Our clients lead Fortune 1000 enterprises, mid-market companies, and smaller, growth businesses. We continue to grow with them and learn from them. So, in this series, we will share the best leadership advice that one of our CEO…
Inspiring coaches master their emotions and deal with them effectively. As a result, they are able to keep the main objective in mind and communicate their goal without getting caught up in their emotions. They move from being emotional to being emotionally intelligent. “A leader’s emotions are highly contagious,” writes Annie McKee, a senior fellow…
Empathy is our feeling of awareness toward other people's emotions and an attempt to understand how they feel. Compassion is an emotional response to empathy or sympathy and creates a desire to help. So, compassion turns empathy into action. One way to cultivate compassion within your team is to embed a ritual into your regular…
Life always moves forward, never backward. Your life and career are on a pathway to somewhere, so why not be intentional about your destination and enjoy the journey? Start by asking yourself two simple questions: What would I like my life to look like in a year, 5 and 10 years? When I look…
Success at any level requires the ability to follow through, to execute a plan, to persevere ... to stick to it. Get the success you deserve! Read Sticking to It: The Art of Adherence.
I recently reconnected with a colleague, Rebecca Reynolds, who has just published a new book, Thresholds of Change: The Way through Transformational Times. While catching up, Rebecca shared some insights about her unique take on change and how the book differs from others on the subject. According to Rebecca, the popular conception that humans are…
The best way to finish strong is to start strong. Healthy leaders create a 100-day plan, just as each President does, to set the tone for their teams. If you want to reach your goals, you have to mentally see them and then physically write them down. Just seeing them is not sufficient – your…
We work on a project for months hoping to get recognized after it is completed. What if recognizing our own growth during the project work was the real payoff? We jump on a plane to get somewhere. What if one of the best parts is the plane ride? We train for a competitive event. What if…
Although Harry Potter’s cloak of invisibility is a very cool accoutrement, invisibility is really the last thing that most humans want. Humans have a fundamental need to be seen and heard. Simply acknowledging people, their input, or their efforts is validating. We don’t require 1,000 likes from social media “friends,” but we do need human-to-human affirmation…
