By Sharon Krohn, MCC. Written by the Irish author, poet, priest and philosopher John O'Donohue in his posthumously published book, To Bless the Space Between Us, the blessing “For A Leader,” speaks to the true essence of a leader. He challenges leaders to explore...
By Dr. Nicole LaBeach, PhD, PCC. For most, this has been one of the most uncertain and anxious 12 months we have ever experienced. How do we respond as leaders, visionaries, motivators in this chaotic and often fatiguing time? Can we still hold to optimism? Can we...
We all know how projects work, right? Projects have distinct goals and objectives, a fixed beginning point and a planned end point. Typically, they involve assigned teams of people working together. For many of us, a significant chunk of our work is project-based...
By Neal Eisenstein, MBA, MCC. If I learned anything from the biopic, Harriet, about Harriet Tubman or the Jack Reacher novels that I’ve been addicted to for years, it’s that courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more...
Linda Bodnar, Ph.D., PCC. One of the questions on the minds of leaders these days is how to engage with their team(s) in this virtual world. Another is how to plow through the seemingly endless and overwhelming amount of work and meetings. Sometimes these two...
By Fran LaMattina, MCC, PhD. How well do you deal with disappointment and frustration? Over the years, I’ve learned that my response to disappointment and frustration is an indicator of my state of mind and my emotional intelligence. The quicker I escalate in my...
By Lilian Abrams, Ph.D., MBA, MCC, ESIA. Corporate America tends to expect, and even prize, logic. So where and how do emotions, goals, agendas, etc. (e.g. “politics”) fit in? In other words, what do we do when these non-logical aspects arise, and contradict our...
Not long ago it would have been difficult to imagine a world where teams, departments, and even senior leaders rarely met with employees or each other in-person. If you are seldom in the same room, how can you build the leadership skills, common values, and team...
The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities, a book published by Patrick Lencioni in 2020, is a must-read for all CEO’s, senior leaders, and people who aspire to positions of leadership. “Many people have wanted to be a CEO for...