You’ll Need Decisiveness and Clarity to Be a Strong and Effective Leader
Most of us formulate notions about leadership based on the bosses we’ve had and the leaders we’ve seen in action, both in real life and the media—even if they were bad role models. Our beliefs... Continue reading
What Makes Imposter Syndrome So Frightening? Three Ways to Help You Cope
It amazes me how many talented people say they have imposter syndrome. Recently, I’ve been hearing about this in both coaching calls and social situations. It bothers me because the term has become a catchall... Continue reading
In Forbes: Connection Is More Effective Than Diversity. Try These Six Tactics
This post originally appeared on Forbes. Most corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts have been focused on representation of differences in the workforce, but those efforts are failing: They’re not sufficiently tied to corporate profit and C-suite support... Continue reading
7 Ways Women Can Help Themselves Break Into Leadership
I recently spoke with Jennifer Jeliff-Russell of the Go Find Out: The Career Switch Podcast about how women can break into leadership roles. Here are the seven approaches I suggested to Jennifer, all of which... Continue reading
In Forbes: How Coaching Makes A Difference In Leadership Ability And Satisfaction
This post originally appeared on Forbes. It’s wonderful to have someone else committed to your success as a leader—giving you developmental feedback and holding you accountable in ways that foster your growth. And while it’s... Continue reading
In Bloomberg Businessweek: Amazon Managers Should Manage More, Take Attendance Less
Amazon.com Inc. has gotten serious about its return-to-office policy, according to Business Insider, encouraging managers to confront and even fire employees who don’t come in at least three days every week. This puts middle managers at Amazon,... Continue reading
Being Authentic Has Even More Value for You Than for Your People
I had an interesting conversation with an executive coaching client recently. He’s a direct, candid person, and he expects everyone to behave that way with him. He was concerned that if he was less than... Continue reading
In Forbes: Now Focus On Human Needs Because Employee Engagement Has Failed
This post originally appeared on Forbes. According to Gallup and other human resource-oriented surveys, employee engagement scores haven’t changed significantly in two decades, and if anything, they’re heading in the wrong direction. That makes sense, says Dan... Continue reading