Category: Leadership
Help Your Boss Manage Your One-on-One Meetings If They Don’t Know What to Do
It’s reasonable to think that C-suite leaders would be well-practiced at conducting effective check-in meetings with their team members. But if that’s your assumption, you might be wrong. During a recent coaching session, a client... Continue reading
The Surprisingly Meaningful Difference Between Asking for Ideas and Questions
The pandemic has created many opportunities to see senior execs in action as they work to galvanize their teams, present new goals, and push for accomplishment and accountability, and I happened to notice two very... Continue reading
Why It’s Important for Internal Service Providers to Understand Client Needs
One of my clients runs an in-house operation that provides goods and services to other areas of the company. If she can’t satisfy her internal customers’ needs, they can decide take their business elsewhere, which... Continue reading
In Forbes: How To Make Honesty The Best And Most Effective Policy
This article originally appeared on Forbes.In today’s world, where trust is often at a low ebb, honesty is a particularly difficult value to satisfy. We’re so used to telling small lies as a kind of... Continue reading
How to Be Clear and Compelling When You Make an Important Presentation
As a management consultant and executive coach, I’m often present when crucial presentations are being made to boards, senior leadership, and top customers. Although many presenters have good technical chops, know their stuff, and care... Continue reading
7 Ways to Self Soothe That Are Quick, Free, and Totally Within Your Control
Are you feeling stressed right about now? If you are, that’s okay — chances are, so are most of the people you know. Whether your challenges are driven by what’s happening at work, in your... Continue reading
A Leadership Faction Suddenly Rejects the Strategic Direction. Now What?
During this past calendar quarter, I’ve worked with two very different clients with leadership teams in the early stage of implementing new strategic plans. In both cases, one or two executives abandoned a mutually agreed... Continue reading
In Forbes: Three Ways That Compassion Can Help Leaders Be More Effective
This post originally appeared on Forbes. At some of my leadership development workshops, I ask participants to recall and visualize the worst bosses they’ve ever had. No one ever has difficulty doing this. When participants explain what... Continue reading