“This year,” Nia promised, “I’m going to make some real changes! I’m going to be a more patient, attentive listener at work, and I’m going to get back in shape and go the gym.” She was excited and enthusiastic. Nia’s willpower was a force of nature to be reckoned with! […]
By Lilian Abrams, Ph.D., MBA, PCC One of the hardest things for any of us to see clearly are our own strengths and development areas. Yet it’s vital, especially for leaders, to know their own strengths. These are likely the foundation for how they got to where they are, […]
Several dynamics are critical to the development of a fully functioning high performance team. In “The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team,” author Patrick Lencioni talks about a common team dysfunction — the fear of conflict — arguing that most organizations would benefit from more conflict. It sounds completely counter-intuitive, but […]
By Mandeep Singh, PCC So many people today seem to be so busy “doing” stuff all the time that I got to thinking … what, exactly, is “Doing?” Ten generations ago, I’m guessing it might have had to do with hard, physical labor. Today, more than 80% of “doing” […]
Stephanie was an up-and-coming star in the finance department of a New York City-based healthcare management company. She was smart, talented, resourceful, and loved what she did. People noticed, and Stephanie advanced to increasingly responsible finance roles over a six year period. The company’s CEO wanted to promote her to […]
If you google “time management tips” you will generate “about 2,340,000,000 results.” That’s right, if we are counting our zeroes correctly, that’s over 2.3 billion webpage references! While there are many good articles and productivity hacks related to time management, the executive coaches at Arden Coaching believe that “time” is […]
By Neal Eisenstein, MBA Leaders are responsible for achieving results and a fundamental truth of leadership is that we work through others to achieve goals and objectives. In large part, leadership requires the ability to influence others. If you’ve read this much, you can probably relate. Whether you have positional […]
By Dan Brown, PCC In a recent meeting with a new client to debrief her 360 results, I heard for about the hundredth time a leader say something to the effect of, “I just don’t do chit-chat. I know I should show more interest in my direct reports. Like […]
By Kevin Ciccotti, CPCC, PCC Leadership is a value-based effort. By that, I mean that your personal values need to be front and center in order for you to be at your best. With that in mind, how often do you revisit your values? What values best define or describe […]
We all know the feeling of being trapped in a bad meeting. The meeting begins late and runs over its allotted time. It’s disorganized. Discussion meanders. And when the meeting is finally over, we’re not sure what’s supposed to happen next. We leave thinking “What was the point?” “Has anyone […]
