Enabling diversity is a key capability of a highly effective leader. Diversity does not mean only racial diversity. Diversity of thought, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, personality, and outlook are all needed. High levels of […]
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To avoid crisis and burnout, put yourself first on your calendar. Have you given up your “me-time” in the past 18 months to take care of others? Many people have, and this exacts a very […]
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You can be sure that each member of your team is being affected by the continuing pandemic, economic uncertainty, family and social disruption, and unasked for/unwanted changes to many activities, from shopping to gatherings with […]
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“The future depends on what we do in the present.” – Mahatma Gandhi We all generally agree that a business needs to have a vision, mission, values, and a strategic plan to ensure goals are […]
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Self-awareness is an important foundation of effective leadership. Can self-awareness be learned? As an executive coach, I am optimistic that it can be learned. What does it even mean to be self-aware? Self-awareness, according to […]
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Protecting and caring for your mental health, and that of your employees, is extremely important today. Let’s face it, the past 16 months have been incredibly challenging. At EXCN, we provide executive coaching for leaders […]
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At EXCN, we are seeing that leaders are really struggling with the complex challenges of planning for and executing re-entry. For example, in April 2020, Gail, the CEO of a large insurance company, and her […]
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Having just returned from a trip through some of our gorgeous National Parks—locations where one reasonably could expect some level of serenity and silence—I came away with questions like: why do some people never shut […]
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When we coach executive teams in Strategic Team Coaching®, we usually recommend they create Team Agreements or Team Commitments governing how they operate together. See: Leadership Effectiveness: Boost Performance – executivecoaching.com and Leadership Effectiveness: I […]
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Take a vacation! Much has been written in this past year telling us to get out – out of the office (virtual or otherwise), out of our homes, out of our heads. There is nothing like […]
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