by admin | May 6, 2013 | Blog (All Categories), Executive Coaching, Self-Awareness
Many of my coaching clients are results-driven leaders who have the outward appearance of confidence and a long list of accomplishments. So I’m often surprised by how much time I have to invest at the beginning of a coaching relationship to reinforce that my...
by admin | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog (All Categories), Organizational Change, Organizational Consulting
By now the benefits of collaborating across organizational departments are pretty obvious. Cross-functional teamwork is viewed as the elixir that enhances innovation, productivity and employee engagement. No wonder companies embrace any structure or strategy that...
by admin | Apr 1, 2013 | Blog (All Categories), Executive Coaching, Leadership Skills, Self-Awareness
Chuck was agitated as I walked into his 24th floor office. He skipped our traditional social chat. “I’ve had it with Cheryl,” he said irritably. “Its time for me to hold her accountable. I swear, I would fire her right now if I could.”...
by admin | Mar 19, 2013 | Blog (All Categories), Executive Coaching, Leadership Skills, Self-Awareness
Leadership coaching clients are often advised to leverage their strengths. This is sometimes interpreted to mean ‘keep doing what you are doing, but do it more…’ Yet clients are also counseled that if overused, those strengths become weaknesses: assertiveness leads to...
by admin | Mar 4, 2013 | Blog (All Categories), Executive Coaching, Leadership Skills, Self-Awareness
The conference room was a mess. Participants were starting to arrive and the tables were scattered haphazardly about the room. Our materials for the two-day session were still in boxes in the corner of the room. My partner Rob had been there since 7:15 and he had not...
by admin | Feb 18, 2013 | Blog (All Categories), Organizational Change, Organizational Consulting
A great candidate for the dustbin of discarded business jargon is the term ‘transformation.’ Correctly used by caterpillars transforming into butterflies or by dictatorships into democracies, the word has been appropriated by executives and consultants to signal ‘BIG...
