Don’t ask why? Why not? As we work with others on a daily basis, we are constantly seeking to understand what others are saying, processing and analyzing information, assessing our options, and developing recommendations. We naturally need to know, “why?” “Some...
Ashley’s career is thriving. She is enjoying increased responsibilities and a recent promotion offers her a new leadership role in an important organizational project. While everything appears sunny on the outside, inside, Ashley is stressed out and struggling. Deep...
The age of the dining room office has increased pressure to be available for work all the time. This pressure can be self-inflicted as well — after all, for many, our office is never more than a few steps away. Many people think of this tension in terms of work/life...
By Rachel Verlik, PCC. Many of our coaching conversations lately, especially in the era of COVID, are around self-trust and inner knowing. Amidst conflicting stories from organizations, the media, and leaders, we are having to look at what makes the best sense for our...
A lot has been written recently about working from home (WFH), hybrid models of work and collaboration, and how “the office” will never again be the same. The emphasis is typically about differences — how WFH changes the things we need to do to be good managers, team...
By Barb McAllister, MS, MCC. One of my passions is supporting managers to take the big leap into positions of executive leadership. I took this leap myself when I worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It was humbling, because I needed to learn new...
Over the past several months, Nicole, the CEO of a financial services company in New York City, has led her business through unprecedented times. The company has survived — sales and revenues are down, but not disastrously, and she has been able to avoid layoffs....
By Neal Eisenstein, MBA, MCC. I don’t know about you, but between the pandemic, painful reminders of systemic racism, and an upside-down political climate, my head is spinning and part of me wants to shut down. So, let’s have a conversation about what to do when...
Teams are established at all levels of an organization. Some teams are formed to continue their work indefinitely (for example, members of senior management may be thought of as a team), and some teams are project-based, created to address a specific opportunity or...
By Shaun McKenzie, Executive Coach. Sometimes leaders go first. Guiding the team into uncharted territory. But, will they follow you? It depends. To a large degree, it depends on the amount of trust they have in you as their leader. Trust used to be defined a...