Executive Coaching, Leadership
Coaching an Executive…Is it Worth the Investment?
Is coaching an executive worth the investment? This is such a great question and there is only one answer…it all depends. We recently took on a new coaching assignment where the CEO of the company…
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Communication, Leadership
Do People Trust You?
Do people trust you? I recently gave 360 feedback to a leader and one of his lowest scores was that people don’t trust him. He was dumbfounded. “How can this be? I don’t lie, I…
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Executive Coaching, Leadership
Does Leadership Training Really Help?
On a recent flight from Boston to Minneapolis, my seatmate in 2A asked me a great question. Do you think that if we provided more leadership training earlier in people’s education or career, it would…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership
When Your New Boss Took Your Job
There is a promotion opportunity in your department. Your old boss, the one who just retired, told you that you are well qualified for her position. Several team members encourage you to apply for your…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership
Respect and Likeability
Can nice managers have low morale? Can managers who are aggressive and tough have low morale? The answer is – yes, many times they do. To be successful as a leader, it’s important that you’re…
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Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership
Does your opinion matter? Should it?
Does your opinion matter? Yes, indeed, your opinion does and should matter. Companies in our Best of the Best Benchmark from our Employee Opinion Surveys rate almost 20 points higher than organizations in our Overall…
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Leadership, Vision
Creating a Positive Vision
Recently an executive asked me “Is this vision thing overrated?” It’s a great question and many times in my career I’ve had managers and executives tell me that they really don’t see the power and…
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Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership
Effectively Leading Organizational Change, Part 1
Five reasons leaders fail to effectively lead change It has often been said, employees don’t like change. A more accurate statement is “employees hate to be changed.” Our PBS Employee Opinion Surveys tell us that…
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Communication, Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leading Change
10 Foolproof Ways to Guard against Leadership Ignorance
We are almost halfway through the year and it is a good time to ask yourself, ”How have you grown in the first half of this year?” “What have you learned that you did not…
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Communication, Executive Coaching, Leadership
Can You Take Feedback?
One of the great questions we are asked is, “Can I give you some feedback?” How is that for a loaded question. What are we supposed to say, “no.” We almost always say “yes” which…
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