How do you make your leadership development sticky?
This week’s Step Up Tips and Tools borrows from a book review in Leading Blog that reviews what is required to make your leadership sustainable. I have worked with many leaders who became frustrated after they’ve invested in training, development, and perhaps even coaching, yet are unable to make what they learn “sticky. To sustain […]
Practice Makes Perfect: The Art of Envisioning Outcomes as a Leader
This week’s Step Up Leader Tips offers my observations on an important leadership tool; practice. This week there were three client examples reminding me to share! You may be wondering “when on earth am I supposed to practice anything? —and that is exactly the thinking that I want to challenge. What I’ve observed in coaching […]
Do You Exhibit the 10 Leadership Behaviors of a Powerful Culture?
In the work I do with entrepreneurial leaders and teams, the lack of trust often surfaces as a challenge. Founders often struggle with how to trust as their organizations grow and take on new hires. The culture shifts; decisions can no longer be made by one or two people. Companies in rapid-fire growth do not […]
What’s the True Value of Leadership?
I do quite a bit of work for investor-owned companies. In these situations my focus is on helping leaders of these organizations improve performance that translates into metric and defining the true value of leadership. We know that confidence in leadership is important, but what exactly do we look for? This week’s Step Up […]
A Heartfelt Look at Leadership
February’s theme takes a heartfelt look at leadership in honor of Valentine’s Day. Based on the work of Lance Secretan, Ph.D, an author of 14 books, speaker, and consultant to clients who are among Fortune’s 30 Most Admired Companies in America, we explore the most essential element of effective leadership. He believes it is inspiration, […]