Tough Conversations with Employees Are Helpful

From the Wall Street Journal: The Leaner, Meaner Chevron Leaders need to be more decisive, take accountability for failures, and have uncomfortable conversations about poor performance. Changing Their Perspective Ahh, yes, the uncomfortable conversation. Often, I coach executives on how to initiate and manage difficult conversations. People feel a sense of dread when approaching such […]

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Coaching Employees: Show Them You Care

I've coached many leaders and the one area that often is a blindspot…

Handling Difficult Clients: Act Like Your Teacher

Throughout my work in executive development, I often recommend…

What Is a Mentor (and Can You Be One)?

Mentors are often assigned, but often not successful. Throughout…

Developing Working Relationships with Millennials

Remember those millennials we've been speaking about? In a recent…

Three Effective Networking Tips

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To Lead: Observe-Ask-Act

Way too often we, as leaders because we are human, make snap…

Developing Your Future Leaders

As leaders of organizations, we have an obligation not only to…