Wrapping Up the Year and Looking Ahead: A Leadership Reflection
Finally! We’re to the end of 2016. It’s been a difficult year for me and I’m glad to see it go. Of course, it hasn’t been all bad. There have been peaks and yes, valleys. I’m grateful, however, for how I’ve learned to manage the polarity of life. More and more, I focus on and […]
Leadership Lessons from Your Dog—Really!
I’ve chosen to feature an entire post borrowed from Willie Pieterson, Professor of Management at Columbia Business School and former CEO of several multibillion dollar businesses. The six lessons abound with insightful, focused wisdom for leaders. Consider this as you make an inventory of what’s made your year as a leader effective… “Margaret Wheatley, the […]
The Value of “Un-Labelling” to Leadership
This week’s post borrows from “TED Works: The Empowerment Dynamic.” As a lifelong learner, I discovered the TED work through a class I took for coaches. It struck a chord and I’ve been helping clients gain helpful perspective from this relevant model ever since. Written just “two days after the very dramatic and chaotic US […]
Why Leadership Training Fails: Part 2
Last week we looked at why leadership training investments are often ineffective. In the October 2016 issue of Harvard Business Review, “ Why Leadership Training Fails and What to Do About It,” the authors explore the fundamentals that block systemic changes needed for effective training and development. They advocate the following approach to talent development: […]
Having doubts as a leader?
I work with leaders who often have big dreams—visionary individuals who, when they begin to work, find their ideas are often outside the mainstream of the marketplace. These individuals possess a rare combination of abilities; high degrees of creativity, tempered with equally high analytic horsepower. I am constantly amazed to watch as they go back […]