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...
By Sharon Krohn, MCC. Teams across the digital world suffer from Zoom Fatigue, as we are forced to endure hours of dull virtual meetings, in our yoga pants and fuzzy slippers. While we do not yet know exactly how the world will shift as we move to a semblance of...
By Amanda Zinke, MBA, MSOD, PCC. I’ve worked with executives for a long time and the thing that always surprises me is how much time management influences their success, balance and agility. Recently with the integration (or should we call it collision?) between...
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...
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?...
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...
By Gilly Weinstein, MS, PCC. When it comes to leading or facilitating a virtual meeting, most principles from the olden days of meetings — think people sitting around a tangible table, breathing the same air, with dressier clothes — apply. I was reminded of this...
By Nora Infante, PsyD. Four years ago I wrote a blog about re-uniting the post-election workplace. Emotions were high on all sides and divisions along race, gender, religious and class lines were something few of us had ever experienced in our lifetimes. Many of my...
By Nick Tubach, MBA, PCC. There is a simple, yet strategically significant difference in the communication styles of leaders versus managers. Managers and leaders both use different forms of influence and direction at different times. Leaders, however, demonstrate...