by Meritage Leadership | Mar 28, 2019 | Leadership Mindset, Online Resources
Are productivity tips for leaders different than productivity tips for everybody else? Most of us struggle with the same productivity pitfalls, regardless of job title. We all wish there were more hours in the day and fewer emails. We’re all distracted by...
by Meritage Leadership | Nov 15, 2018 | Leadership Mindset, Online Resources, Personal Sustainability
Is there such a thing as CEO Impostor Syndrome? When most of us hear Impostor Syndrome we picture 20-somethings who are new to their fields and feeling out of their depth. We might imagine fresh-faced new hires, struggling through client interactions and meetings,...
by Meritage Leadership | Jul 26, 2018 | Leadership Mindset, Online Resources, Personal Sustainability
Finding yourself in an unfamiliar place or a situation that pushes you past your comfort zone is one of the best ways to snap out of habitual ways of thinking. That’s exactly what happened to me on my summer vacation. Having set off to the base of the Grand Canyon on...
by Meritage Leadership | Jun 25, 2018 | Leadership Mindset, Online Resources, Team Effectiveness
While study after study demonstrates diversity drives major business benefits, the truth is most of us would rather not talk about the issues that force us to have diversity strategies in the first place. Or at least not talk directly with those we want to influence....
by Meritage Leadership | Mar 20, 2018 | Leadership Mindset, Online Resources, Performance Management, Team Effectiveness
How often do you find yourself interrupting someone? Wishing they’d get to the point? Willing them to just stop talking! I get it. Really, I do. Time is short. Sometimes it’s hard not to finish people’s sentences to move things along. I empathized completely when a...
by Meritage Leadership | Jan 24, 2018 | Leadership Mindset, Online Resources, Personal Sustainability
Everyone has at least one great victim story. Circumstances, past or present, where you’ve felt mistreated or powerless in the face of misfortune. You may have been deceived or simply let down by others. Sometimes it’s the situation itself, rather than the actions of...
by Meritage Leadership | Dec 11, 2017 | Leadership Mindset, Online Resources, Personal Sustainability, Team Effectiveness
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...
by Meritage Leadership | Oct 9, 2017 | Hiring & Firing, Leadership Mindset, Online Resources, Performance Management
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...
by Meritage Leadership | Aug 10, 2017 | Leadership Mindset, Online Resources, Team Effectiveness
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...