A team will have ideal synergy when its members fall into each of the three Follow Thru zones, which describe the ability to Adapt, Maintain and Systematize within this Action Mode.
A team will have ideal synergy when its members fall into each of the three Follow Thru zones, which describe the ability to Adapt, Maintain and Systematize within this Action Mode.
The Fact Finder Kolbe score reveals with how much detail and complexity a leader or team member needs when solving problems, and how much data they need (or don’t need) when striving.
In the Kolbe Assessment tool for leadership and team development, the Quick Start score tells us how much change and risk people can handle, and how that’s going to impact the way they lead
The road between where you are and where you want to go is full of possibilities and discoveries. When you open up your eyes and embrace them, they can take you far beyond the place where you’ve set your sight.
A high performing leadership team – where everyone is aligned and works collaboratively – is one of the most important aspects to a successful business.
(A Client’s Perspective) I had no idea the impact that increased awareness could have on my work. When Susan first told me about the importance of self-awareness to
I often teach and write about Kolbe Wisdom™ in the workplace. Recently, however, the same insights helped me understand myself on the home front.
One of my Executive Coaching clients, Scott came to me because he couldn’t understand why he was experiencing job exhaustion in a leadership role he really liked.
The most successful leaders see themselves as mentors. They realize their job is not to always be the smartest person in the room but nurture their team to come up with their own solutions and innovative ideas.
Honest, to-the-point, say-what-you-mean leadership communication is one of the most crucial aspects of success and effective teamwork. Yet, most leaders shy away from it.
Being a great listener might just be the #1 skill of any great leader. Luckily, listening is easy enough…or is it? How many of us can honestly say we truly listen, 100% of the time?
“I know leading with empathy is important. I just don’t know how to do it.” This is what I hear from many senior leaders and managing partners I coach. Many leaders are not empathetic.
I often coach senior executives and managing partners who are trying to understand how to be great leaders. They are subject matter experts in their fields but now find themselves in unfamiliar territory.
I love when I look at someone’s bio and see they describe themselves as a lifelong learner. We should all be. Continued learning is crucial to a more fulfilled life and in leadership, it can
Often, business owners hire a coach with the goal of getting their team to align with their own leadership style and operational approach, thinking that if they can get others to work like them
Awkward. Disorienting. Chaotic. You’ve been going to the office for years and now find yourself juggling your home life and leadership load all at once, in one space. Leading from home is not as simple as
Many of us share what we are grateful for at the Thanksgiving table. Yet, the attitude of gratitude shouldn’t be something that we only embrace once a year.
Often, business owners hire a coach with the goal of getting their team to align with their own leadership style and operational approach, thinking that if they can get others to work like them
Poor collaboration can cost your company time and money and prevent you from delivering the kind of high-quality work that sets you apart from your competitors.
Professional service firms have been slow to embrace executive coaching. Yet, it is a strategic tool that could help such organizations deal with a wide-spread issue.
The cornerstone of success in the business world comes down to one thing: the ability to build honest and lasting relationships with clients, co-workers, and partners.
A high performing leadership team – where everyone is aligned and works collaboratively – is one of the most important aspects to a successful business.
One of the biggest challenges a merger brings about lies in reconciling different leadership and operations styles and getting the two merging teams to build trust and work as one.
Working on a team can either be a wonderful experience or an awful and exhausting challenge. So what creates such differences? In successful teams, people have respect for
The Talent Development team at a national financial services company brought me in to help them with team building to improve their ability to work together.
A consulting firm hired me to do a team building workshop to help them work more effectively together. The team was overflowing with good projects but struggled to work together.
A team will have ideal synergy when its members fall into each of the three Follow Thru zones, which describe the ability to Adapt, Maintain and Systematize within this Action Mode.
A team will have ideal synergy when its members fall into each of the three Follow Thru zones, which describe the ability to Adapt, Maintain and Systematize within this Action Mode.
The Fact Finder Kolbe score reveals with how much detail and complexity a leader or team member needs when solving problems, and how much data they need (or don’t need) when striving.
In the Kolbe Assessment tool for leadership and team development, the Quick Start score tells us how much change and risk people can handle, and how that’s going to impact the way they lead
The road between where you are and where you want to go is full of possibilities and discoveries. When you open up your eyes and embrace them, they can take you far beyond the place where you’ve set your sight.
A high performing leadership team – where everyone is aligned and works collaboratively – is one of the most important aspects to a successful business.
(A Client’s Perspective) I had no idea the impact that increased awareness could have on my work. When Susan first told me about the importance of self-awareness to
I often teach and write about Kolbe Wisdom™ in the workplace. Recently, however, the same insights helped me understand myself on the home front.
One of my Executive Coaching clients, Scott came to me because he couldn’t understand why he was experiencing job exhaustion in a leadership role he really liked.
The holidays area perfect time for quiet leadership reflection, to evaluate what has been and what’s most important to focus on in the new year. Here’s a simple yet incredibly powerful exercise to help you do so.
We are all used to going off to our worlds for most of the day but now with social distancing those worlds are either merging 24/7 or are being taken away from us (almost) completely. How do we adapt to this new normal?
Many of us share what we are grateful for at the Thanksgiving table. Yet, the attitude of gratitude shouldn’t be something that we only embrace once a year.
I often ask my leadership development clients, “Who are you, really?” Knowing yourself is critical to being an effective leader and for many, this is a challenging question.
Is your work really letting you tap into your passion and use your talents? Or are you in an executive job you do enjoy but feeling you haven’t hit your stride as a leader quite yet?
I’m not a person who tends to develop any sort of addiction. Yet, I have to admit that starting with the presidential election, I became addicted to Facebook. I would often look at it first thing
This past week, my family had a sudden and shocking loss; my beloved 73-year-old cousin was instantly killed in an automobile accident. Within days, the family gathered
I remember back in 1975, as a teenager, I was told by my father that I should not consider getting a job in business, as I would be taking a job away from a man who would need to support a family. I found the comment shocking and it certainly fueled my motivation to...
I often teach and write about Kolbe Wisdom™ in the workplace. Recently, however, the same insights helped me understand myself on the home front.
Reach new heights in the role you love by bringing more of what’s amazing about you into it.
Learn how to work together in the most productive way by leveraging the strengths of every person on the team.
Learn how to connect to your greatest strengths