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A Leader Can Build a Real Team
A few weeks ago, I published a blog about “Finding My Solid Ground.” The article struck a chord with my readers, many of whom followed up with questions and comments. One person asked, “Do you have any ideas on how I, as a leader, can help establish solid ground for the members of my team?” As I sat with the question, I replayed sessions with
A Leader Can Build a Real Team
A few weeks ago, I published a blog about “Finding My Solid Ground.” The article struck a chord with my readers, many of whom followed up with questions and comments. One person asked, “Do you have any ideas on how I, as a leader, can help establish solid ground for the members of my team?” As I sat with the question, I replayed sessions with
How Do I Become a Servant Leader?
I was fortunate to work on the senior team of an airline president who epitomized servant leadership. If he was carrying a pen with the
Five Ways to Find My “Solid Ground”
In the workplace and in life we sometimes enter a phase where we feel as if we are standing on uncertain ground. We become disoriented
Ten Steps to Improve the Signal to Noise Ratio in Your Life
Did you ever stop to recognize that we are all bombarded with “noise,” be it in the form of sound or motion or the endless
Can I Overuse My Leadership “Strengths?”
In executive coaching, we spend considerable time helping clients build awareness about their range and capabilities as leaders. A foundational element of that work is
The 6 Processes That Make or Break Your Change Efforts
As organizations begin to implement their change initiatives and re-establish the way they do work, I cannot help but think about the body of knowledge
That Didn’t Work Out the Way I Thought It Would… When outcomes don’t match our intentions
It has happened to all of us. There are various scenarios, but it can go something like this: we get a call from a co-worker
Establishing your return to office strategy can feel daunting. Here is where to start!
Over the last year, business leaders and organizational development experts have been emphasizing the strategic priority of figuring out what the ‘return to work’, or
How Do You Fly Through Turbulence?
“This is your captain speaking. We’re experiencing some turbulence right now. My first officer and I are working with air traffic control to find a
Returning to the office like it’s 2019?
Large global events tend to accelerate developing societal norms. In our case, the pandemic accelerated the norm of remote work. It did so in a
How Do I Have a Successful Conversation? Try “CLIP”
Perhaps the most important skill a leader can have is to engage in timely, appropriate, and ultimately successful conversations with others. So often things get
Don’t Think An Organizational Culture Can Change? Think Again.
Organizational culture – that all-encompassing and always elusive aspect of organizational functioning that impacts and guides everything that happens or fails to happen within a
Return To Work Anxiety? You’re Not Alone.
There are very few experiences in the world that everyone shares. What makes these situations so powerful is a shared experience that everyone can relate