Big changes were coming to Brandon’s architectural and engineering firm. Senior leadership wanted to move away from several markets it had historically served and move into new markets that they believed offered more opportunity. Departments and teams would...
By Katherine Poehnert, MEd Psych, PCC Making a choice or decision can be tough for many people, although I did hear that looking into a mirror is good, as it helps to reflect… But, seriously, choices are a part of our every day life. What should I wear today? What...
We recently wrote about the importance of consistent coaching, training, and repetition for leadership development. In fact, consistency and repetition is critical for almost anything we wish to learn or improve upon — from leadership skills to baking fresh...
By José Morales, MBA, MS, PCC Perhaps we need to slow down to go faster! Very often these days, it seems that our world is spinning ever faster. Things everywhere are changing, established orders are faltering, long-held values are being challenged and tensions are...
By Neal Eisenstein, MBA, MCC Decision making is a critical leadership skill that surfaces often in the work of coaching. It can be fraught with all sorts of impediments and perceptual filters that prevent us from understanding the larger picture of things. I am...
By Roberto Giannicola, PCC Most people I work with have created project plans for their technical work, inventions, products, or constructions. And yet, when it comes to their personal growth, they tend to “wing it.” We need a personal project plan for...
An article was published three years ago in the Harvard Business Review titled, “As Your Team Gets Bigger, Your Leadership Style Has to Adapt.” Among the helpful insights in the article, such as moving from direct to indirect management and recognizing that people...
By Laura Hansen, MA, PCC In a series of recent conversations with one of my executive coaching clients, he told me that early in his career he had prided himself on being a “talented jerk” (his term). He reflected on the first company he had worked for where that...
Laura had just finished expressing her concerns about a project deliverable and suggested an alternative approach for the team. Amanda, her supervisor, was impressed, and wanted to know more about Laura’s analysis of the situation and her recommendations. “Why do...