by Laura Hansen, PCC In her book The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women in Place, Ellen Connelly Taaffe, a member of the faculty at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, explains why many women get to a...
by Mitzi Short, MBA, PCC As the end of the year approaches, the familiar cadence of holiday festivities is joined by another seasonal hallmark: performance reviews. This is the time for reflection, feedback, and forward planning. For many professionals, it’s also an...
by Jonathan Sachs, MBA, FACHE, PCC Managing your company’s executive coaching program can be challenging, with tight deadlines, limited budgets, and high expectations from leaders seeking help. Building an internal bench of executive coaches is often costly and...
by Steve Hansen, PCC As coaches we are frequently asked to do a 360 assessment interview process for our new client. This usually involves talking with the client’s manager, peers, team members and HR partner. During one of these interviews, I was speaking with the...
Leadership is a delicate balancing act. People think of a leader as someone with authority: they can command a room, persuade others to take action, and make critical decisions in the heat of the moment. Authoritative leaders are decisive and have no problem taking...
by Kevin Anthony Johnson After 5 years of facilitating a 3 day training for an industry-leading client, I began to reflect on the factors that have made it such an effective delivery over the years and even through the pandemic, when we converted it to remote format....
Being a leader means you’ll frequently be saddled with the tough task of telling people what they don’t want to hear. From the moment you step into a leadership role, your highest responsibility becomes the greater good of the team and the organization–which means...
In the realm of leadership, accountability is often lauded but less frequently practiced. Taking accountability is more than just admitting fault when things go wrong; true accountability requires a leader to own their mistakes, take decisive corrective action, and...
by Vanessa Tennyson, PCC, 3CP, SHRM-SCP “Make the difficult journey into self, being honest and candid about what motivates you and what you are truly expecting from the journey forward. Keep still and be patient for results, reminding yourself that this is not...
Words matter, but so does the way you say them. As a leader, the way you express your words can have a profound impact on how your message is received. Your body language–including your posture, facial expressions, and gestures–speaks volumes about your confidence,...
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