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Remote Teams Need Accountability Too
Julian’s team was struggling to get its work done. A few months before the coronavirus required his company to work-from-home, the team was chartered and started strong. Team members determined their roles, defined their expectations of each other, and began moving...
Bias and the Brain
By Plum Cluverius, MA/ABS, PCC. Recent events, including but not limited to the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer, have awakened many white Americans to the reality of racism and racial injustice in a way nothing else has. Companies small and large are...
Five Ways to Demonstrate Executive Presence Today
Expressing an authentic sense of executive presence can be a challenge. And sometimes techniques may seem forced. So, perhaps it’s a blessing that we’re seeing fewer cliche power ties and power stances, and subject to fewer awkwardly firm handshakes these days. True...
Making Room for Personal Time
By Steve Hansen, PCC. Many of my clients have a similar issue: they don’t make time for themselves. They take care of everyone but themselves. They are either working (often long hours) or taking care of family which leaves little time left. Over an extended period...
Here’s Why You Need a 30-Second Elevator Pitch
By Lilian Abrams, PhD, MBA, MCC. Some of us really hate to feel like we are “selling” ourselves. We want to feel authentic with others; we want to connect with them on more important, more “real” topics at hand; and we would strongly prefer that the quality of our...
Accepting Uncertainty in Leadership
By Kathy Poehnert, MEd Psych, PCC. The issues of stress and worry are states of being we, as coaches, deal with on a regular basis. In fact, it is pretty safe to say managing anxiety is probably one of the top past times (!) of most human beings… worry is simply one...
Leading Remote Teams: Our “New Normal”
By Bryan Nadeau, PCC. Yes, leading remote teams is our new normal. The definition of remote has taken on a new meaning, working from home (WFH), not just defined as distance. Not everyone will be coming back into the office and that is a good thing for many reasons....
Moving Your Company Forward: Effective Leadership for Individuals AND Groups
Whether your team is heading back to the office, working virtually long-term, or developing a hybrid approach, this is a rare opportunity to rethink. Rethink your strategies, your operations, perhaps even your company’s core purpose. What about the strength of your...
Saying “No” So You Can Say “Yes”
By Deborah Howard, PCC. One of the biggest challenges many of my clients who are senior leaders have is being able to say, “no” at work. They believe that to be successful and be seen as a high performer, they have to say “yes,” to whatever project is put in front of...
Stop Waiting for Permission
By Neal Eisenstein, MBA, MCC. One of the tricky leadership challenges that all rising leaders face is interpreting the spoken and unspoken expectations above us. We take the boss's past comments literally and we bring righteous and loyal energy to responding to the...
What’s My Next Step?
Do you find yourself wondering what’s next for you? Are you reviewing, rethinking, or reinventing your priorities? What do you want from the next year…three years…ten years? At 35, Ana has already accomplished a lot professionally. In the last few years she has...
Who Are You?
By Robert Giannicola, ACC. That’s a question I’ve been asking several coaching clients. Why? Well, after having a few coaching sessions with them, I realize that as accomplished as they are, they have lost their identity to their work. A common issue I notice about...
Self-Management Under Pressure
By Lyne Desormeaux, PsyD, MCC. Yes, self-awareness is important but when it comes to dealing with pressure in the context of work, self-management takes priority. You will need self-awareness to understand how and when self-management is needed. In the end this can...
5 Wellness Hacks for Work From Home (WFH)
Adam has been working from home (WFH) for over ten weeks. His job has kept him busy — he has worked through full days and evenings of video meetings, conference calls, email, and texts. He’s done a great job of leading his team remotely and staying on top of some...
Forgiveness and the Power of Release
By Karen Delk, M.Sc., PCC. An often-overlooked leadership skill is forgiveness. It is seen as weakness, emotional and vulnerable. As leaders, it is challenging to lead and focus on all the elements of running a successful business even when you have the access to the...