Over the past several months, Nicole, the CEO of a financial services company in New York City, has led her business through unprecedented times. The company has survived — sales and revenues are down, but not disastrously, and she has been able to avoid layoffs....
By Neal Eisenstein, MBA, MCC. I don’t know about you, but between the pandemic, painful reminders of systemic racism, and an upside-down political climate, my head is spinning and part of me wants to shut down. So, let’s have a conversation about what to do when...
By Nick Tubach, MBA, PCC. Reflect on two distinct styles of leadership: transactional (directive) leadership versus transformational (coaching) leadership. While each style may have its place, it’s been well documented that we learn better by doing as opposed to...
By Salima Hemani, ACC. The pace of change and disruption that our communities, organizations and we as individuals have experienced over the past several months is unprecedented. And this type of unwanted, overwhelming change can stunt us in our paths. We think less...
By Deborah Howard, PCC. We can learn a lot about great leadership through the example of New York State Governor Cuomo. In handling the COVID19 crisis, Cuomo has displayed all the essential attributes of a leader effectively managing change in uncertain times. Any...
By Shaun McKenzie, Executive Coach. Sometimes leaders go first. Guiding the team into uncharted territory. But, will they follow you? It depends. To a large degree, it depends on the amount of trust they have in you as their leader. Trust used to be defined a...
Over the course of a month, Ramona reserved several hours in her schedule to focus intentionally on what her company might look like in two or three years. Yes, the annual executive retreat was coming, and there would be no shortage of strategies, ideas, and opinions,...
Julian’s team was struggling to get its work done. A few months before the coronavirus required his company to work-from-home, the team was chartered and started strong. Team members determined their roles, defined their expectations of each other, and began moving...
By Plum Cluverius, MA/ABS, PCC. Recent events, including but not limited to the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer, have awakened many white Americans to the reality of racism and racial injustice in a way nothing else has. Companies small and large are...
Expressing an authentic sense of executive presence can be a challenge. And sometimes techniques may seem forced. So, perhaps it’s a blessing that we’re seeing fewer cliche power ties and power stances, and subject to fewer awkwardly firm handshakes these days. True...
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