I’m not passive-aggressive…I’m just aggressive. I recognize it’s a problem for the teams that I work with. This was the start of my first leadership coaching session with Renée. Still early in her career but wise beyond her years, Renée has a healthy dose of self-awareness. She knows her own strengths and liabilities. Intelligent and … Read more
96% of executives cite lack of collaboration or ineffective communication as the main source of workplace failures. Why are collaboration and effective communication so vital? It’s because these skills are precisely what’s needed to navigate a volatile work world of speed and constant change. People who have these qualities are better equipped to solve complex … Read more
MAKE IT SO. At its core, isn’t this what leadership is about?T o make something that is not yet so – so? It sounds so simple. But it’s not easy. To “make it so” takes: Passion Vision Initiative Influence Courage Strategy Plans Effort And even when you take all these steps, there’s still no guarantee … Read more
Do you have to manage more information than ever before? Is change hitting you faster than ever before? Welcome to the two-headed monster of today’s work world. We’re living in an age of complexity—one that shows no signs of going away or slowing down. Everyone’s dealing with the challenges of more, faster and bigger. ‘Doing … Read more
On Thursday evening, I flew into New York City. At LaGuardia airport, I met a man who’d recently come from the West Coast. His name is Manmohan Pooni. Earlier in the week, Monmohan had been in California presenting at a national conference on Indian History and Literature. His specific area of expertise is the Indian … Read more
What do the best leaders do that the rest of us don’t? I discovered the answer to that question for one top leader this past Tuesday. I was in the executive conference room at the headquarters of a large food-service company. With me, scattered around the gigantic table, were four of their 100 District Managers, … Read more
What’s the net net ROI of your IP? Oops. Sorry about that. I’m just getting over a case of idiom illness.Whether you call it slang, jargon, or buzzword bingo, there’s an epidemic of corporate-speak going on in our organizations. It’s so prevalent, many of us are not even aware we’re using it. It wasn’t supposed to … Read more
What was the best thing about 2015? I posed this very question twelve times, on twelve days, to twelve senior executives over the past two months. Now this was no casual, offhand question. I was speaking with these executives on a ballroom stage, in front of an invited audience of 300 of their company’s mid-level … Read more
My friend and neighbor Todd has two twin boys, Emmett and Leo. The boys are three years old and describing them as a “bundle of energy” doesn’t do them justice. I ran into the three of them (of all places) in the locker room of our local YMCA.They had just finished a swimming class and … Read more
Anyone can steer the ship when the seas are calm. Publius Syrus, Roman Author, 1st Century BC How do you show up when things go wrong? Victor Frankl, author of Man’s Search for Meaning, wrote: Between stimulus and response is a space. In that space is your power to choose. In that choice … Read more
