Well-respected leadership coach, Marshall Goldsmith, in his best-selling book, “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There,” states, “The higher you go the more the problems are behavioral.” I agree. The challenges of many of my high-level executive coaching clients is not that they don’t have the smarts, the knowledge, or the drive to succeed, it’s their controlling behavior that prevents them, their people, and the organization from reaching full potential. [Read more…]
How to Achieve Leadership Status in a Team – One Simple Step
I have recently worked with a number of senior level executive coaching clients who are attempting to establish themselves in new roles, with new teams, or both.
The creation of temporary, diverse teams has become even more prevalent; the need may occur a number of times within an ever shortening period of time. Despite my coaching clients’ excellent reputations in past positions, they still need to sell themselves in these new positions and roles. And, they must do it quickly and effectively. But how? [Read more…]
Creating Goals That Work
I’m a big advocate of creating goals for myself and others. I encourage my executive coaching clients to create goals for themselves and the people they lead and manage. The challenge is to know the types of goals and how to use them constructively. [Read more…]
What Makes a Leader?
Corporations, not-for-profits, and governments are comprised of staff. Most employers are essentially doers and some managers. Where I see the deficit is in the number of true leaders. Not that the opportunities to lead don’t exist at many levels (there is a misconception held by many that leaders are only at the top and all people at the top are leaders) but organizations often fail to recognize, foster, and reward leadership skills. Most people don’t see themselves in the role. Can you be a manager and be a leader, of course you can, but you can also be a manger who doesn’t lead? Yes. [Read more…]
Workplace Housework is Women’s Work: How Volunteering, Mentoring, and Always Saying “Yes” Can Hurt Your Career
Early in my corporate career a tragedy occurred. An intern was brutally murdered. The victim of a hate crime — gay bashing. I will never forget this shocking, sad, event.
The impact on me was also astonishing, particularly with hindsight.
I had been called to my boss’s office and told the horrific news. He then informed me, “I want you to handle this and speak with the Junior staff.” Before I could even consider the magnitude of the order or admit my ineptitude for such a role, I found myself walking into a room to face six interns who I now had to tell what had happen to their friend and try to support them. You can only imagine their shock, grief, and anger. We must have talked for hours. [Read more…]
Introducing Ideas Your Employees Hate
We’ve all faced it with employees, colleagues, our friends, or kids — solving a problem or introducing a new idea people hate, or there resist.
In the workplace managers often take an unpopular stand on certain issues or policies. Predictably, some of those impacted will not endorse it; a few may outright oppose it. How do you bring people to your way of thinking and more importantly, to agree to follow and not sabotage? [Read more…]
The Key to Generating Great Ideas — Isolate
Brainstorming, bullpens, open door policies, team white boarding, group think — behaviors and beliefs held in high esteem and ever-present in today’s workplace. However, are they effective in generating great ideas? Two, eight, twenty people with hundreds of ideas are better than one. Right? Maybe not. Do introverts know something extroverts don’t? [Read more…]
Are You Trustworthy as a Leader and Employee?
I recently read an interesting article in the Harvard Business Review by a professor at Northeastern University. Professor David DeSteno has performed research and written on the topic of trustworthiness. In his HBR article “Who Can You Trust?” he gives examples and applies his findings to situations where organizations are making deals with vendors or partners. In turn, I am attempting to apply his [Read more…]
Three Essential Qualities of a Great Supervisor
We’ve all had our share of poor or mediocre bosses, but what qualities do most great supervisors seem to have? I would argue three of the essentials are transparency, flexibility, and leadership.
Here’s what they look like in action. [Read more…]
The Implications for Not Implementing
At a recent summit there was only one banner hanging on the stage. It read:
“The biggest difference between an average income and financial freedom is implementation.” — Bill Glazer
Rings true to me. [Read more…]
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