If you do a Google search for the term “micromanagement,” you’ll find over 5.8 million hits! Micromanagement has been studied, dissected, and written about extensively. But there’s a quiet, timid, opposing management style — and it does just as much, if not more,...
By Sandra M. Martínez, Ph.D., PCC: As an executive coach, I support leaders in expanding their awareness of their preferences, and developing a broader repertoire of perspectives and behaviors in order to respond with greater flexibility and resilience to the...
Marissa was asked recently to lead an important project team. Her New York City-based pharmaceutical company believes she has the leadership skills needed for this critical work. They are especially excited about her ability to think strategically and how vital that...
Effective communication is consistently mentioned as one of the most critical skills needed for leadership. One of the most common jobs of an executive coach is to work with a client on their communication skills in order to help them move successfully into leadership...
By Dr. Nicole LaBeach, PCC. Look around. What do you see? Absolutely, COVID has been a nightmare for us all. And, now more than ever, we have to take stock of where we are and the view we see. Not withstanding the obvious, do you like what you see? If not, why not? If...
Remember that leadership skills seminar you attended 14 months ago? Of course not! Sure, you remember bits and pieces of it, and perhaps part of an exercise you did. And somewhere in your office you have a binder with handouts and worksheets. But mostly, it’s gone...
2020 was an historic year — literally, a 100-year event. And, with the exception of anyone who celebrated their 100th birthday recently, no one has ever been through anything like this before. While we continue to deal with the immediate impact of the pandemic, what...
By Peter James, PhD, MBA, PCC. 2020… It has been a year for all of us. From a global pandemic to work-from-home to social unrest to all-day Zoom or Microsoft Teams calls, the toll that the year has taken on us has been astronomical. As we step into 2021, one thing...
Brendan is an always-on, can-do person. His work-from-home day begins early and ends late. He makes himself available for video calls, replies to emails quickly, and delivers his work assignments on time. While senior leaders at the healthcare company where he works...
By Eva Szekeres, MA, PCC. Do you sometimes have the impression that since the pandemic has started, it’s as if we were living in the 1993 movie, Groundhog Day? (Where the main character finds himself reliving the same day over and over again.) Staying motivated day...