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Why Is Workplace Collaboration So Hard?
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.
Executive Coaching Makes Being at the Top Less Lonely
Being the boss at the top of the shop is not easy. It can be a very lonely place. You can’t confide your fears and concerns to vendors and direct reports…
How Professional Service Firms Can Gain a Competitive Edge
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.
How Does Leadership Coaching Work, Anyway?
Sometimes, people and organizations are reluctant to engage in leadership coaching as they don’t quite know what to expect from the process. Let’s bring some clarity to the picture.
Simple Relationship Management Strategies that Drive Business Growth
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.
Knowing Yourself as a Leader Starts With This Question
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.
How to Develop High Performing Teams
A high performing leadership team – where everyone is aligned and works collaboratively – is one of the most important aspects to a successful business.
Is Your Boss Sabotaging Your Leadership Success?
When we started coaching, Nicole was afraid her boss was sabotaging her success as a leader within the company and would block her promotion. She wanted to respect him as…
How to Hit Your Stride as a Leader
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?
How Do I Find the Right Executive Coach for ME?
A decade ago people were asking, “Why would I hire an Executive Coach?” Now that the benefits of coaching have been well established, the focus has changed to, “How do I hire the Executive Coach that is best for me?” The International Coaching Federation provides...
From Job Exhaustion to Thriving Leadership
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.
“Leadership and Self-Deception” contributes to better leadership skills
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute presents a powerful model that is often used in executive coaching to improve a person’s leadership skills.
When Your Leadership Strengths Become A Liability
A lot has been written about how important it is to identify our leadership strengths and work from them. When we do that, we feel fulfilled and energized, and are able to achieve
An Individual Performer Learns The Power Of Collaborative Leadership
George, a 30-something media executive, was well regarded by his clients and bosses but was experiencing quite a high turnover of his direct reports and wasn’t quite sure what was the root of the problem.
In Leadership, Emotional Intelligence Makes a Huge Difference
As a leadership coach, I am often hired to help executives increase their emotional intelligence because, in today’s world, leadership success is not possible without strong EQ skills.
Is Stress Affecting Your Leadership?
A lot of my Leadership Coaching clients come to their sessions and report feeling so stressed out that they are having trouble focusing on what they need to accomplish. That’s hardly surprising.
Strengths Coaching Increases a Leader’s Energy and Performance
Jeff Jones, a Vice President in an international engineering firm, hired me to increase his leadership impact and lower his feelings of overwhelm.
Intuition As A Leadership Skill
I recently gave a talk about intuition in the workplace (and in life). Is it something only a few possess? Can it be used as a leadership skill? When should we trust it and when should we not?
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Questions about the Kolbe System
Q: I've heard of Myers-Briggs™ and many other "personality" tests. What makes the Kolbe system unique? A: Skills can be taught, personalities can change, but instincts are hardwired into every individual. Instead, the Kolbe system is based on unchangeable...
Who uses the Kolbe System?
While the Kolbe system is a great help to individuals who want to understand and better utilize their innate talents, the system becomes even more valuable in the team/group setting. For more than 20 years, the Kolbe system has helped small groups and larger companies...
Cherish your moments
My intentions were to write a few blog posts this past weekend about the holidays and year-end thoughts. Those topics went out the window with the horrific story about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary this past Friday. I was enjoying a birthday lunch with three...
Changing traditions
For many of us, Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday, filled with traditions. It is often a wonderful home cooked meal with friends and family. I enjoy hosting at home; we love to cook, entertain and create a table of love, thankfulness and humor! This year I am in...
Reunion coaching homework
I recently had the pleasure of attending a high school reunion. The conversations were sweet and magical. I left wondering why I so love to connect with the pals of my youth. I suppose because it was a time of innocence, self-exploration and learning. We were witness...
Reading – a life pleasure
I love to lose myself in a good book. This week I read Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier for my book club. Rebecca was written in 1939 and Hitchcock made it into a movie in 1940. The book is a classic, as it is certainly timely today and I am really looking forward to...
What’s life all about, anyway?
I am painfully aware of the circle of life. I lost both of my parents in the last few years. I am watching my middle school kids come to life, with true excitement and curiosity for the lives that lie before them. It does not seem that long ago that my kids’ roles...
When do we think of ourselves as old?
Feeling old is all in the perspective of how we view ourselves. I often hear clients say they are too old in their 50s, 40s and even 30s to learn a new profession or make significant changes. A recent visit with an older friend reminded me just how important our...
Letting go of limiting beliefs
I believe letting go of our limiting beliefs and judgments is one of the hardest things we may attempt to do in a lifetime and yet, one of the most rewarding. I grew up in a home where my parents had strong beliefs and judgments on many subjects and they shared them...
Cooking comfort
I believe in home-cooked meals. I love everything about a home-cooked meal. I love going to the grocery store and I go often. I have a ton of cookbooks; so many that I have divided them into active and inactive ones. My favorite part of a home-cooked meal is the...
Big life lessons
On June 3, 2010 my mother died at about 11 in the morning. She had not been well for many years, so it was a relief and blessing that she could finally leave her body. I thought after a few weeks of settling things for my parents including moving my Dad to an assisted...
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