Becoming a Coaching Leader

Becoming a Coaching Leader

Would you agree it is sometimes challenging to coach someone on your team to better performance? In these cases, our natural tendency as results-oriented leaders is to tell that person exactly what to do. While this method will accomplish the task at hand, it doesn’t...
Are Your Employees Fully Engaged?

Are Your Employees Fully Engaged?

This week, I presented the results of an employee opinion survey conducted on behalf of a client to the organization’s senior leadership. This was a follow up to a survey I conducted for them two years ago. The client is a professional services organization and in the...
What Boundaries Does Your Leadership Need?

What Boundaries Does Your Leadership Need?

Yesterday, I was with a coaching client who oversees a major piece of operational business for a company that is currently valued at just under $1 billion. He is working with me because he knows he can improve as a leader and he is up for the challenge. We were...
Crossing the Red Line

Crossing the Red Line

A few weeks ago, as my wife and I were leaving for a long weekend trip, the weather took a drastic turn.  A torrential downpour was on its way to where we live, and during our drive we experienced this rainstorm in a way I will not soon forget. A brief part of our...
Which Camp Does Your Leadership Fall Into?

Which Camp Does Your Leadership Fall Into?

     It has been said that people fall into one of three camps. I think the same can be said about someone’s leadership style. As you read on, I hope you will make an honest assessment of which camp you fall into. If you don’t like the camp you’re in, that’s ok...