Technology and Leadership: The Missing Connection
Technology is one of the greatest additions to our modern lives. Yet the way we use it and engage with it, may not necessarily be helping with our leadership effectiveness. Sure, we are more ostensibly connected-never far away from our phones, tablets and laptops. Yet proximity does not a connection make. I would argue that […]
Seven Steps to Develop and Maintain Ease
There is a strong link between how you feel and what you’re capable of doing. Your energy level, focus, and drive are a key component, yet often neglected part of your leadership. If you are feeling depleted, drained, or down, it will not only show; it will get transmitted to others. Your energy is contagious; […]
Do Less and Be More Effective: Prepare Differently
A lot is being written today about how to get, achieve and have more with less effort. I admit to being a skeptic about much of it. After all, aren’t we a culture that rewards effort, hard work, and persistence? I have come to appreciate that although preparation, hard work and effort are often associated […]
Attention Leaders: Do you have an “Eeyore” on your team?
Leaders, do you have an “Eeyore” on your team? Someone who acts as if the glass is half-full? Someone who acts as if he is resigned? Many of us read the classic Winnie the Pooh as children (or had it read to us). You may recall one of the key characters was a donkey named […]
Can Yoga Make You A More Effective Leader?
You already know that yoga is useful for health and well-being. Yet what’s it got to do with being an effective leader? A lot! I have been a practitioner of yoga for over 17 years. Because of its immense benefits, I have invited my leadership clients to consider beginning a practice of yoga. For those […]