By Sharon Krohn, MCC. With the close of the year, many are taking stock of the challenges of 2021. Having celebrated the Holiday Season and savored small gatherings with family and friends, there is no better time to pause, to reflect and create a personal vision for...
Leadership
Avoid These Pitfalls When Giving Employee Feedback
A comment made at a recent team meeting made Andrew realize that he had not provided any meaningful performance feedback to his employees for a very long time. Managing through the roller coaster ride of pandemic-related business challenges had been exhausting and...
The Value of Emotional Intelligence and Assessments
By Fran LaMattina, MCC, PhD I have been practicing Executive Coaching for over 20 years. As my experience has deepened and I’ve tested much of the information about Emotional Intelligence in the “laboratory of my coaching practice,” I am amazed at how often the data...
3 Critical Ways to Improve Your Executive Presence
In our increasingly casual, virtual working worlds, are you getting complacent about how you communicate and present yourself to others? Might it be reducing your effectiveness as a leader? Is it holding your career back? Here are three ways to strengthen your...
Ready for tomorrow? Check!
By Nora Infante, PsyD. What is a free, easy to create, wildly simple, often under-utilized and under-appreciated tool that can significantly improve your leadership effectiveness on many levels? A practice I have long relied on to keep focused on the tasks at hand,...
Yes, Networking Still Matters…
By Nicole LaBeach, PhD, PCC. Change. Change. And more change. With so much of it, we can’t ignore how networking has shifted in the pandemic. Unlike previous times, fewer networking opportunities were event-driven, and some of our most effective means of networking...
Navigating Change: Lessons Learned from Sailing
By José Morales, MBA, MS, PCC. When a sailboat tacks or jibes — meaning it changes direction relative to the wind — drag is increased and often speed is lost. Tack too late and you could cause a collision, lose the race or worse, run aground. Jibe without a plan and...
3 Tips for Leading Your “Forever” Remote-Hybrid Team
Leaders and managers at companies everywhere are adjusting to the reality that remote and hybrid work is likely to be a permanent aspect of our work-world. A recent survey by Owl Labs found that during COVID-19 close to 70% of full-time workers have worked from home....
How to Be an Effective Coach for Your Direct Reports
By Laura Hansen. MA, PCC. One important competency for today’s leaders is successfully developing your direct reports through coaching. When you have decided that coaching is an appropriate approach with an employee, here are five things to keep in mind to be more...
Does Your Team Have Trust?
By Kelly L. Ross, MS, PCC Does your team have trust? When the topic of trust comes up with leaders often the answer is, ‘not so much.’ Or, ‘in some situations.’ How can a leadership be effective in leading and running the organization, and focus on whatever the...