Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching
Your Team’s Top Performers Have Low Morale
We recently consulted with a team that was struggling with low morale. Almost everyone on the team was experiencing low levels of motivation and engagement. To my surprise, however, we found that, in this particular…
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Executive Coaching, Leadership
Executive Presence: How to know if you have it
Several people we coach have asked us about developing their executive presence. To the team members we coached who asked us about this topic, we asked them, “What does executive presence mean to you?” Or,…
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Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching
7 Ways to Maximize Team Engagement and Productivity through One-on-One Meetings
One of the most common mistakes that managers make is not having one-on-one meetings with their direct reports or not holding meetings with any kind of consistency. Why are these important, you might ask? We…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching
How to Decrease Your Number of Quiet Quitters
Almost every leader will agree that a fully engaged employee is critical to an organization’s success. Everywhere we look, the narrative is about employees who are disengaged, and it’s hard to be a great leader…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Friendship
Leading Employees Through High Levels of Change
Living in a COVID world has created a lot of new changes. Some changes have been implemented and then changed again within hours or days. One employee who stated he had “change fatigue,” told his…
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Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leading Change
Holding Your Remote Team Highly Accountable
When the pandemic hit in March 2020, nearly every aspect of life changed. From how people work, travel, and socialize, to how children and adults learn. In 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that…
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Executive Coaching, Leadership
Taking Control of Your Reputation
Building a great reputation as a leader is crucial to earning respect and trust from colleagues and fulfilling your career goals. Many leaders who have newly entered their role don’t know how to navigate the…
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Executive Coaching, Leadership
How Do You Handle a Brilliant Jerk?
I’ve worked on several executive coaching projects where one team member is a royal jerk. What makes someone a jerk? Here’s our definition: someone who is rude, abrasive, condescending, undermines or puts others down, is…
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Executive Coaching, Leadership
Belonging vs. Inclusion: What’s the difference, and why is it important?
An executive we coach shared with us his frustration that one of his highest performing direct reports submitted her resignation. The executive said what bothered him the most was the direct report’s reason for leaving….
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Communication, Executive Coaching, Leadership
Why Leaders Need to Ignore the Golden Rule
Most of us grew up with parents and teachers who taught us the Golden Rule; treat others the way you want to be treated. That is an awesome rule of thumb for most aspects of…
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