Imagine you are one of the several senior executives we have coached who has an employee who gazes at them with admiring eyes, who wants to be their best friend, shadow, A-student, constant companion, and […]
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Essential to leadership is having an ethical bright line—an integrity boundary—a line we won’t cross when asked to do something, or when observing something we perceive to be illegal or unethical. Yet, history and current […]
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Have you ever fought nature after a setback? Who won? What could you have done better? Let’s use physical activity as an example of where a setback can occur. There are many reasons that athletic […]
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Why do we resist the things we need the most? What do we get out of holding onto old patterns? As leader, you likely encounter resistance – yours and your team’s – on a frequent […]
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There are a lot of reasons that your work schedule, now or in the future, may be lighter than it was in the past. You may have reached the stage in your life when you […]
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Consider two leaders we know. We will call one Rick and the other, Alan. Rick is tough, driven, and results-oriented. He is compassionate, ethical, inclusive, calm, composed, and fair. Morale and loyalty are high in […]
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I am just back from vacation. I found a big bin of snail mail, a zillion emails at home, and my inbox at work was bursting. My time zone was somewhere I was not. The […]
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Why do organizations agree with their team coaches that it is a good idea to create Team Agreements? Two reasons: to drive performance and to eliminate the dysfunctions of teams. Creating Team Agreements (or recommitting […]
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How far should we go to satisfy our boss, customer, peer, or our own ambition? If we take a vacation, should we call the office, get on just one conference call with our team, constantly […]
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With all the focus on social media, trade wars, bottom line, diversity, operational efficiencies, and so on … we can sometimes forget about the customer. Just look at your leadership agenda. Do you know who […]
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