What the world needs now is love sweet love. The world also needs leadership. There’s no better way to lead than to listen. A leader who listens controls the conversation, and has the power to build bridges instead of barriers. Listening requires you to be present, to...
If your objective is to be right, be certain. If your objective is to learn, be curious. From over a decade of coaching and developing leaders, it occurs to me that most of us could dramatically improve our leadership effectiveness by being a little less certain and a...
We’re seeing lots of drama throughout the 2016 political debates. The good news is that we are also seeing some positive results. Those who have never been interested in politics before are getting engaged. Yet we’re still a country divided. I’m not talking about the...
One of the most disturbing things I hear from an executive is when a leader wants to fire an employee but can’t because the person is two years from retirement. It tells me the employee is no longer engaged, or has been allowed to continue to work even though...
Happy New Year! If you are like me, you’re thinking about the year and how you want to reinvent, create something new, or improve in some way. If you want to add value, consider getting rid of those things that don’t bring value to your personal and professional...
QUESTION: How do I deal with employees who complain at meetings? Any tips with counteracting an employee who just beats a dead horse at meetings and derails everything? ANSWER: Denying the problem never makes the problem go away. When employees try to derail your...
