Ah the age old question to which there is one right answer and definitely lots of wrong answers! This question popped into my head this week around the topic of leadership. A question that some of my coaching clients have been wrestling with is, “What makes the best leader?” Is there a right and wrong [...]
I once heard a very seasoned CEO comment about the fact that when he achieved his first CEO position two very strange things happened; suddenly, he was never wrong, and his jokes got funnier! We’ve all heard the statement “it’s lonely at the top” and for some executives this is their reality. Who do they [...]
So I am sitting in a lounge in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago…Las Vegas, I discovered, is a fascinating town in which to do some serious people watching! Three single women come into the lounge (no this is not the beginning of a joke!) and sit down at a table. A short time [...]
There has been a theme in my conversations with leaders this past week…several executives talked about being content with where they are at in their careers. Their priorities have shifted. Goals they set years ago are suddenly not as important as they thought they were and they were wondering if this is a bad thing? [...]
I don’t know how many of you follow Fast Company magazine. If you don’t and you are into innovation and progressive thinking you might want to! Anyway, today has been renamed Generosity Day (see article for more info. http://www.fastcompany.com/1727145/re-booting-valentine-s-day-for-good?partner=homepage_newsletter). One of the questions posed in the article is this…”What’s the business case for generosity?” What [...]
So the concept Paul and I are working on is this…can the way you think actually change the way you lead your team, thus change the culture of your organization? I was excited to check in with Paul this week to see how he made out with his “positive intention” homework. To recap, Paul had [...]
Think about your day yesterday…how many times did you think positively about a team member vs. think about how that person was not living up to your expectations…wasn’t trying hard enough…didn’t care about the outcome as much as you? The list can go on and on! What would the corporate world look like if we [...]
For whatever reason, finding my life purpose doesn’t rank high on my daily to-do list. It’s on that other list of “super important stuff I should really do one day.” So I’ve given up. First, because I don’t like unfinished lists, so I’d rather just remove it from the list. And second, list or not, [...]
We were a group of coaches talking about leadership at a retreat this summer and as we were talking about “what defines good leadership”. We were listing the attributes of a good leader and I couldn’t help but think to myself…hmmm – sounds like parenting to me! Leadership has changed over the years and will [...]
When you’re not sure what’s next or even if there is a next: 1) Talk to people in your organization 2) Get out and talk to people outside your organization 3) Get very clear on what you want to do (not what you can do) 4) Getting clear on what you want will require some [...]