by admin | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog (All Categories), Emotional Intelligence, Latest Updates
I occasionally visit art museums with family and friends, but I’m not very good company. My enthusiasms get the better of me and I become a tad, well, pedantic. I might go on about the difference between impressionism and neo-impressionism, or talk at length about why...
by admin | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Emotional Intelligence, Latest Updates, Self-Awareness
Kevin sagged when he recounted his past few years as president of a troubled division of a major insurance company. “I’m damaged goods,” he started. “I loved my career until they promoted me to turn around this failing unit. I became a real jerk. I screamed at...
by admin | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Conflict, Leadership self development, Leadership Skills, Self-Awareness
I met with the head of the European region right after a daylong meeting of a global leadership team. I asked what he thought of the decisions the team had made. He said the meeting was “the usual nonsense. We nod our heads, and go back to our parts of the world and...
by admin | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Leadership self development, Leadership Skills
The challenge for most executives is that the skills they developed as middle managers are inadequate for the next step up. They know their business, have mastered supervision, and have honed their decision-making skills. But what’s often missing is a mental...
by admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Delegation, Executive Coaching, Latest Updates, Leadership Skills
Over half of my executive coaching clients have “improve delegating effectiveness” as a development priority. All are experienced senior players; each has a long, successful track record. And yet, they all share a simple, yet profound blind spot that turns them, and...
by admin | Jul 16, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Coaching skills, Executive Coaching, Latest Updates, Leadership Skills
The football coach stood frustrated on the sideline as his quarterback threw incomplete passes. He suddenly rushed onto the field, grabbed the ball from the quarterback’s hands, and started passing to the startled wide receivers. After the coach completed a pass he...
