Living Courageously
Are you having or avoiding the courageous conversations?
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The senior leaders of a large and successful technology company I was working with wanted to improve their overall effectiveness as a team, including their communications and meeting productiveness.
The…
It’s always the time for straight talk!
I was coaching two senior executives in improving their trust, collaboration and communication. They were the heads of two businesses that had to work closely together. In fact, the success of the entire…
Promise results or don’t promise at all!
I was coaching the marketing department of a global technology company in coming up with its strategic plan. They had identified their key strategic areas and were working on articulating the outcomes…
6 essential steps to help you reach your next level
A lot of my one-on-one coaching work is focused on helping leaders and professionals take themselves, their environment, performance, and results to the next level.
Whether you are a beginner or veteran…
How to drive strong ownership, commitment, accountability and passion in your team
As a leader – here are five practical things you can do to deepen the level of ownership, commitment, accountability and passion in your team:
Make sure people are engaged in setting the goals…
Taking responsibility makes the difference
I was working with a large technology company on transforming their organizational culture and elevating their business results to a new level. We started the change initiative with the senior leadership…
Stop stating the obvious and start taking a stand!
I was attending a leadership team meeting where the topic of the discussion was bringing clarity to the roles and responsibilities of three of the key functions in the company who work closely together.
The…
Are you asking for what you really want?
You would think that asking for what you want would be the easiest thing in the world to do. But it isn’t!
In my coaching work I often ask people, “So, what do you want?” or "What do you want…
Do you have the courage for brutal honesty?
I love working with leaders who are relentless about driving a culture of open, honest and courageous communication around them. These leaders are committed to high performance and they have zero interest…
Are you making progress every day?
I was facilitating a session with a group of managers in a global technology company. We were a few months into their change initiative and I wanted to find out how things were progressing since we started.
I…
Are your managers committed to your cause or merely complying?
Many leaders assume their managers automatically will commit to their initiative, direction or strategy. They believe they should not have to ask for their managers’ commitment.
They come from a…
Are you bringing leadership to your change?
In last week’s blog “Do you know how to overcome the key barriers to change?” I outlined two key barriers that will challenge your ability to stay the course when transforming your organization to…