Three Payoffs to Holding a Victim Mindset
Troy was busy outlining the problems he faced in his new role as Head of Commercial Operations: “My best performers are jumping ship. The weaker ones are constantly off sick. And the CEO shows zero understanding of the issues plaguing the business. All he can talk...
5 Mistakes Companies Make With Leadership Development Activities
By now you know your company needs to invest in leadership development activities. You’ve read all those articles about how leadership development contributes to employee satisfaction and retention. Your HR department has a nice budget for conferences, consultants,...
Your Number One Hiring Mistake …
Recently one of my clients, the CEO of a very successful business, called me about coaching the newest member of his top team. Here’s what he told me: It had been impossible not to be impressed by the guy. They’d been searching for months to...
5 Underappreciated Leadership Qualities
We’re all familiar with “the usual” lauded top leadership qualities: focused, passionate, inspiring. Those qualities are undoubtedly important. But we’ve probably all worked for people who are passionate but never praise or thank their team or leaders who are focused...
3 Mindset Shifts You Need To Become a Delegation Pro
I’ll bet that if there is one thing standing between you being a more effective leader, it’s delegation. How do I know? Because I’ve seen this over and over again with senior leaders I’ve worked with, from Fortune 100 companies to top tier consulting firms. Sure, we...
Warning! Are You Setting Yourself Up For Conflict?
You know that old quote — the only sure things in life are death and taxes? It makes a sobering point, but it’s not quite right because there are a bunch of other things we’re likely to face. For the corporate leader, workplace conflict is one of those...
What Do Strengths Have To Do With It?
You’ve heard about playing to your strengths, right? It’s gained popularity in some circles over the years and the idea is to focus on developing your strengths as a leader and basically circumvent your weaknesses. After all, it’s certainly more enticing to expand...
Three, two, one. . . Relaunch to High Performance Leadership!
People matter. As human beings, we intrinsically know this. But strangely enough this basic principle of life is often forgotten in business. And I’m not talking about challenging work environments. I’m talking about the fundamental fact that people are the most...
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