Are leaders born? Or made? Or is it some combination of both? My experience says that it fundamentally comes down to this: Leadership is a choice. It is product of what we believe about ourselves in any given scenario. Our beliefs are our internal operating...
What to do when you have an idea, but don’t know where to begin? Or don’t have the right words to capture all the possibilities? Enter World Café. We recently work with a team who had been through some difficult communication challenges with its leader. When the...
One client of mine is extraordinarily effective at leading one of his teams. They listen to him. They know the drill. They buy into their team being as effective as possible. But he’s invited me in because of his woes with another team. It is filled with a...
The need to create cultures where employees have avenues to enhance their health and well-being has been moving towards a tipping point. Even with limited resources, organizations would do well to invest in stress management, as it is the issue that negatively...
Clients tell us over and over again that their number one concern has been hiring and retaining top talent. A recent Harvard Business Review article entitled “21st Century Talent Spotting” tackles this head on. It says that rather than emphasizing competencies of...
“If only I could think,” is a comment I hear from clients and colleagues often. Having too many things on the To Do list, an office with a revolving door and/or a noisy work environment all contribute to scattered thinking. Here are a few tried and true things you...
How effectively do you lead? The Leadership Circle Profile™, a 360 feedback assessment that measures both leadership competencies and the beliefs that drive them, breaks down leadership effectiveness into two general stances: reactive and creative. We lead...
When stress is high and workloads are heavy, taking a vacation might seem to be something to put off…and put off. The truth is that when we are in a place of great tension, our attention constricts to just getting through what is in front of us. This mentality...
We can’t change a situation, but what we can change is how we are approaching it. Recently, while working with a client, we walked through The Coaches Training Institutes’ Balance Formula. This formula helps individuals and teams identify how they are approaching a...
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