As an executive coach, I have learned that leadership skill-sets and mindsets are never fully mastered. And as leaders, we never reach our full potential. We all face the challenge to engage others in our mutual goals. Gaining our followers’ buy-in and commitment is an ongoing challenge.
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The Leadership AI Deep-Dive In this short audio exploration, I’ve tasked an AI version of my voice to sit down with host ‘Alex’ to
The Assumption That Silently Erodes Influence It’s not the loud mistakes that drain your leadership impact. It’s the quiet ones you don’t see coming.
Same Two Words. Different Order. Big Difference. It’s amazing how simply reversing two words—One Day vs. Day One—can flip the script on your mindset.
The Leadership AI Deep-Dive In this short audio exploration, I’ve tasked an AI version of my voice to sit down with host ‘Alex’ to
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s a video worth? I believe that Video Communication is “the next best thing to being there” in person. Better than a text, or an email or a phone call.
Why Would I be Asking This Question? I was inspired by a colleague from Texas whose keynote speech included this quote from Tom Landry,
Have you ever woken up from a bizarre dream and wondered, “Where on earth did that come from?” Maybe you found yourself in a
Imagine if you pursued your personal success as methodically as a well organized business? If you had a written vision, mission, core values and specific (SMART) goals.
Quick Self Evaluation Consider your approach to writing and speaking. Now consider those who receive your communication. If you polled them, how would they
How can I get my people to do what I need them to do? As a leader, one of the most powerful tools available
We all have our mental barriers. Our limiting beliefs that create the perception that certain tasks are too hard. As long as we harbor those beliefs, they will hold us back from pursuing goals with conviction.
I don’t usually write posts that are overly personal or promotional. But this seemed like an appropriate time to bend my own rules. A Once-in-a-Lifetime
What are your Limiting Beliefs about Executive Coaching? As a coach, part of my role is to help others to discover and overcome their limiting
Being a judgmental leader is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut – it’s destructive and totally unnecessary. Constant criticism and belittling from a leader create a pressure cooker environment that will eventually blow the lid off your team’s productivity and job satisfaction.
Not only that, but being overly judgmental can discourage your team from making decisions and taking initiative which can lead to a stagnant organization. Low morale, high turnover rates, and poor communication and teamwork are all signs of a toxic leadership style.
Asking questions and actively listening to the answers is a valuable communication skill that can help us understand others better, build stronger relationships, and even
What Kind of Question is This?
We can agree that it’s provocative. When is failure ever the goal? So why should we ever want to encourage or reward it? What might happen if you actually did reward failure?
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