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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?

Get Out of Your Leadership Comfort Zone and Make Giant Leaps Forward

In Executive Coaching, I always talk to my clients about two key concepts that can have a powerful effect on their leadership impact: Self-awareness and Comfort Zones.

Leadership and Team Coaching Irons Away Post-Merger Challenges

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.

Executive Coaching Helps Two Leaders Manage Fast Growth

When a company experiences sudden fast growth, its leadership is tasked with managing the new reality; something they might not have the talent and skill to deliver.

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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?

Are Your Beliefs Hindering Your Leadership?

Our belief system is a key to the lives we create. If you are an executive, your belief system is likely to have an impact on your leadership style – whether you are aware of it or not.

Leveraging your strengths for better work relationships

Mary Lou is a bright, successful professional who runs a fast-paced consulting group but needed coaching to improve a challenging and frustrating work relationship with her boss.

Are you a weenie?

“Do you think I am a weenie?” a client asked me at the completion of a leadership coaching session. I was surprised by the question because the client is an incredibly accomplished fellow who started and has managed a professional partnership for some thirty years.

Wisdom Within…Or How To Summon Our Innate Strengths

“You have the innate strengths, temperament and attitude for the test before you. Breathe deeply and know you have everything within you that you need at this moment and all your moments!” – Susan Spritz Myers This week Debbie Schimberg, one of my best pals sent me an...

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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...

Who are you, really?

Do you know who you are really at your core? Much has been written about being your authentic self. What that means is to know yourself from the inside outside out. I often ask clients, who are you, really? For many, it is a very challenging question. Often the...

Ask yourself how, not why

How often have you faced a tough situation and said, “Why me?” “Why” usually leads to analysis and possible self pity. “How” has the power to move us forward. Notice the difference: “Why did this happen to me?” versus “How can I handle this challenge?” Solutions...