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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INTEGRITY The Unspoken Quality that Makes a Great Leader Without it, leaders are simply managers who lack the trust and respect of their followers.
Gravitas and Your Executive Presence I’ve learned that the term Executive Presence means different things to different people at different places. Your Executive Presence
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
What are your Limiting Beliefs about Executive Coaching? As a coach, part of my role is to help others to discover and overcome their
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
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?
Had enough with the political leadership circus world? There’s a different Kevin McCarthy I’d like you to meet. He’s the author of several highly impactful books. Two of them I’ve read, recommended and gifted for years.
How Complimentary is YOUR Close? This is the part of a letter that immediately precedes the writer’s signature, consisting of words such as Sincerely, Cordially, Very truly yours, Best regards, etc. We’ve always done it that way.
I believe it’s OK to declare your sincerity or to close cordially. Writers have used those terms for over a century, When would it be time to explore more personalized alternatives? How about today?
Listen to the Audio Version of The Sugar Plum Factor Every December, something curious happens.Perfectly competent adults begin drifting in and out of focus, juggling
Time Management Formula HI + AI = Breakthrough Time Strategies Allow me to translate the formula above. It’s not math. It’s leadership. The blend of
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 dive
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. You’re
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. One
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 dive
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