Leadership

Values Exploration and Alignment

Values Exploration and Alignment

By Danielle Siegel, PCC, LCSW Many of my clients are so consumed by their work that they are struggling to see the bigger picture of life. They are like little gophers working underground and every once in a while, they pop their heads up to see what is happening in...

How to Prepare for a Difficult Conversation

How to Prepare for a Difficult Conversation

By Rachel Verlik, PCC Let’s be real- NO ONE likes having difficult conversations.  They can be awkward and uncomfortable, with high stakes and little expertise in having them.   And because we don’t like them, we either botch the delivery, get angry, or avoid them...

Is a need for validation affecting you?

Is a need for validation affecting you?

By Roberto Giannicola, ACC July 2004, San Francisco.  It’s lunch time. I’m ready to deliver my first workshop. In the audience, there are roughly fifteen friends and acquaintances here to support me. After twenty minutes, that support turned into pity. Almost everyone...

The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence

The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence

By Nora Infante, PSYD As a psychologist and executive coach,  I am as interested in what makes a leader fail as what makes her succeed.  There has been a lot of attention recently on emotional intelligence, not just in the field of leadership, but about life skills in...