A Comparison of 3 Common Leadership Styles
Leadership styles can have a profound impact on the success of an organization. Each leadership style has its unique strengths and weaknesses, and understanding the differences between them is essential for effective leadership. In this article we explore the...
Why a Growth Mindset is Crucial for Leaders
“Growth mindset” is a term coined by psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck who discovered in a study that neurological activity changes when people focus on the learning process, not just on the outcome. What this means is that success at acquiring new knowledge and skills...
Addressing Your Fear of Conflict
This topic is likely very timely due to all the stuff that we're dealing with in our everyday lives and, at least in part, as evidenced by the high number of conversations I've been having with clients, friends, family members, and others regarding handling conflict...
Thinking About Your Thinking
The Headline The human brain can process 11 million bits of information per second... but our conscious minds can only handle 40-50 per second! The Situation We constantly deal with new, fast-changing circumstances. The amount of information available to (or slung at)...
7 Common Challenges for Leaders
The statistics are alarming: A Gallup poll found that companies fail to choose the candidate with the right talent for the job 82% of the time. Around 65% of millennials believe they’re not equipped to be leaders yet since they lack the necessary employer support for...
Book Summary: Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Essentialism has been on my “to read” list for quite a while and I’m glad that I finally took the opportunity to dive in. In this book, subtitled The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, author and British business strategist Greg McKeown challenges some norms that many...
Coaching and Meaningful Conversations
In working with my clients, I do a lot of things. But at its essence, at its core, I am a coach. My parents were both teachers (Mom: kindergarten, Dad: college) so some of that is likely in my DNA (but coaching is different than teaching). Recently, the coaching...
New Leader Onboarding
Now that you've hired 'em, what are you going to do with 'em? Once you have gone through the search and recruiting process, invested a fair amount of time and money, and selected the right candidate (in whom you are now going to invest even more time and money), you...
Signs of Strong Emotional Intelligence
The last time we discussed emotional intelligence, we defined it as a person’s ability to sense, understand and effectively apply the power and acumen of emotions to facilitate high levels of collaboration and productivity. We also identified the five (5) dimensions...
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