Living Courageously
Success through Rigor, Clarity and Responsibility
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I received a few reactions to last week’s blog about not expecting what you haven’t been explicitly promised. Explicitly being the key word here. One of the comments said: “How do you deal with situations…
Stop expecting what you haven’t been promised
Having hopes, dreams, and expectations is a good thing, for the most part. However, sometimes having expectations can be a source of disappointment and frustration.
We have expectations in most areas…
Are you living in the moment…?
I work with a lot of ambitious and driven professionals who set big goals for themselves and pursue these goals with extreme passion, commitment, and relentlessness. I pride myself on being the same.
For…
Don’t ask if you don’t want to hear the truth
I was attending a senior leadership team meeting of one of the key functions of a large global technology company. The function's leader, in his attempt to improve the team's alignment with, and in support…
Courage makes the world go around
W.H. Murray, the leader of the Scottish Himalayan Expedition that pioneered the path to the top of Mt. Everest, knew something about COURAGE.
He shared his experience in a known quote, which I really…
Are you having or avoiding the courageous conversations?
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…