Please! Go In A Different Direction
I didn’t close the deal. I didn’t get the six figure leadership training contract. Instead, I received an email that said, “We enjoyed meeting you and appreciate the obvious thought and effort you put...
View ArticleStrategic Thinkers Consider The Waves Their Decisions May Cause
During a leadership summit recently, I was asked to share my thoughts on the critical aspects of strategic thinking. Before I did that, I asked the leaders to share their thoughts on strategic...
View ArticleWhat Is Your Leadership Doing to the Organization’s Culture?
How much of an impact is your leadership having on your organization’s culture? If you don’t already know, it’s time to stop and assess its impact. If you do already know, and the impact you’re having...
View ArticleWould You Want to Work for “You”?
If you had the opportunity to work for yourself, would you? This question has been popping up in conversations with several clients lately. It’s come up during a board strategy session. It’s been...
View ArticleSix Reasons You May be a Helicopter Manager
We’ve all heard of helicopter parents. They’re those annoying parents that constantly hover and prevent their children from learning to deal with life’s challenges for themselves. Then, these children...
View ArticleWhat’s Happened to Your Management Progeny?
I’ve given a number of speeches lately to business owners and HR professionals. One of the challenges I’ve presented each group is: What would your managers say about your leadership style if I...
View ArticleOur Favoritism Is Creating Chaos
We all struggle with it: We want to be fair to all of our teams, but there are simply some teams we enjoy working with more than others. Some teams are working on projects that will elevate our...
View ArticleLimit Your Focus and Stop the Confusion
A client recently shared, “My team never seems to know what to do or when to take initiative. They wait for me to tell them what to do and I’m tired of it. I can’t continue to do everyone’s job!” Does...
View ArticleWhat Is Your Leadership Doing to the Organization’s Culture?
How much of an impact is your leadership having on your organization’s culture? If you don’t already know, it’s time to stop and assess its impact. If you do already know, and the impact you’re having...
View ArticleWould You Want to Work for “You”?
If you had the opportunity to work for yourself, would you? This question has been popping up in conversations with several clients lately. It’s come up during a board strategy session. It’s been...
View ArticleSix Reasons You May be a Helicopter Manager
We’ve all heard of helicopter parents. They’re those annoying parents that constantly hover and prevent their children from learning to deal with life’s challenges for themselves. Then, these children...
View ArticleWhat’s Happened to Your Management Progeny?
I’ve given a number of speeches lately to business owners and HR professionals. One of the challenges I’ve presented each group is: What would your managers say about your leadership style if I...
View ArticleGuest | Ted Coiné
This week I’d like to share one of my favorite articles as it speaks so clearly to what I’ve communicated to my clients over the years. The article was written by Ted Coiné, who has agreed to allow me...
View ArticlePerformance Reviews – They’re Not Just A Once A Year Thing
A client was experiencing some employee performance issues and asked us to present training to their managers on their new employee performance evaluation form. Terrific. However, they weren’t thrilled...
View ArticleLetting Go
When it comes to letting go and letting someone else take the reins, can you do it? Do you do it? If so, do you do it well? Given the work my company does, we regularly deal with transitions in...
View ArticleAre Your Employees Held Hostage or Held Accountable?
A client called me recently to say he’d just finished reading a paragraph from Jack Welch’s book “Jack – Straight from the Gut” to his staff. The section he’d read outlined Mr. Welch’s thoughts on the...
View ArticleDon’t Be a Wimpy Manager
What’s a wimpy manager? It’s a manager who isn’t honest, fair, and clear with her employees on her expectations. It’s a manager who believes she’s being nice by not telling her employees when they’re...
View ArticleUse It or Lose It
We’ve hit that part of the Strategic Planning process with a few of our clients: It’s time for them to put what they’ve developed to the test. Specifically, a few clients are facing difficult...
View ArticleLeadership Development and Succession Planning: They’re Not Just HR’s...
We’re making headway, but many executive managers in the public and private sectors still believe the human resources department is primarily responsible for leadership development and succession...
View ArticleDeveloping Your Future Leaders: It’s Your Responsibility
Many business owners still believe their Human Resources (HR) department is primarily responsible for developing their organization’s future leaders. However, the longer these business owners keep this...
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