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Building Strong Relationships That Nurture Superior Results
Leaders often think a well-defined vision, a strong strategy, and a clear operational plan make up the formula that will fuel their team’s success. All too often, they overlook the fact that these great plans are carried out by people. And people are driven by relationships that are based on emotions and feelings. There is truth to the saying “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”. Strong relationships are the foundation of superior results, lasting success, and [...]
Becoming Resilient People in a Time of Fear
We are all facing challenges in this current COVID-19 shelter-in-place environment. As I talk with clients, it is clear from the sounds of children in the background, the dog barking, or the doorbell ringing with the grocery delivery. This is the beginning phase of what the experts tell us could be a long and challenging journey. This means will all need to be resilient people. For some, fear has taken over as we watch this global pandemic dominate our news cycle and impact our [...]
How One Fortune 500 Executive Grew from Managing Well to Leading Powerfully
“What do you think about getting a personal executive coach to knock off some of the rough edges?” That’s NOT exactly the first thing a newly minted President wants to hear. As in most traditional organizational cultures, there was a distinct technical and operational side of the business that was exclusively internally focused. Meanwhile, the commercial side focused externally. In a conscious effort to cross pollenate and leverage existing talent, the company strategically promoted several high performers to challenging new roles. This included the [...]
Defining Your Personal Brand at the Executive Level
Personal Branding at the executive level is impactful for both the executive and the organization. The value to the organization is shortening the process to match an executive to the right position where they will thrive and drive results quickly. Conversely, executives who propagate their brand will be offered positions where they will have a higher chance of succeeding and have an accelerated path to connecting with the teams under them. Executive personal brands reflect who you are at the level (title or leadership [...]
Three Leadership Themes of 2019
Control and Command leadership is being replaced by emotionally intelligent leaders who value input and commitment. Leaders and employees are human. If you are looking for more efficiency, innovation or productive ownership of organizational strategy then bring your whole self to work in new ways. Demonstrate and build a foundation of trust and influence to get more of the right things accomplished through commitment and true ownership at more levels in the organization. 5 out of 6 of the books above talk about leaders [...]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution & Its Impact on Coaching
The Fourth Industrial Revolution & Its Impact on Coaching The 1st industrial revolution was when we began using water and steam-powered mechanized production. The 2nd was when electrical power created mass production. The 3rd was when electronics and information technology was used to automate production. And now the 4th is a fusion of technologies that are blurring the lines between physical, digital and biological spheres. But what does that really mean for us? This fusion allows massive amounts of data to be available to [...]
Cure Your Blind Spots to Expand Your Capacity
Weaknesses are traits or behaviors that, because we’re aware of them, we can choose to strengthen or not. In contrast. blind spots are, by nature, an obstructed view - invisible to us. Because we’re not even aware of them, we are also not aware of how they shape our thinking, trigger emotions, and direct our behaviors. How Do You Cure Your Blind Spots? Written by Kristi Thompson Looking at it from another angle, our blind spots are frequently the opposite of our strengths on [...]
Culture enAbled Strategy Workshop
Culture enAbled Strategy Define the culture needed to execute your business strategy We've all heard the Peter Drucker quote: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast". But did you know he also said, "Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Instead, try to work with what you've got". Culture is dynamic. It is constantly evolving and adapting to changes in the marketplace, the workforce, and leadership. The question is, Is your culture evolving in a way that will support and enable your [...]
