People always want to know the key qualities of being a great leader. While lists of various traits can easily become overwhelming, we advise you to focus on the three “C”s: curiosity, compassion, and courage. Curiosity Leading with curiosity speaks to your ability to...
For leaders, it is easy to fall into the trap of doing work below your pay grade because you feel you don’t have time to teach anyone else to do it. It’s time to get real-- you know you aren’t supposed to do the work yourself. Sure, it may seem easier in the short...
by Eva Szekeres, MA, PCC As an executive coach, my job is asking powerful questions. By doing so, I empower my clients to find their own answers, and to do things they could not do on their own. Taking time to ask significant questions - and listen to the answers -...
When a failure happens in your company, it’s easy to get stuck in a place where blame is swirling around, nothing is getting fixed, and a general mindset of defeat is making things progressively worse. How do you overcome this failure? We’ve put together a few steps...
A question that is asked over and over again, is how people can better manage their time for maximum productivity. The truth of the matter is, it isn’t time you need to manage-- time happens with or without productivity-- what you need to manage is your energy and...
By Micki Lewis MS, PCC, CPLP The Influence of Acknowledging and the Power of NOT Acknowledging We can all easily think of a difficult situation at work, something possibly mishandled, handled inappropriately, unethically or unfairly. We can also likely quickly recall...
Negativity in an employee can be a difficult matter to deal with; negative behavior is an obstruction to a thriving workplace, and therefore is an issue that immediately needs to be quelled. That being said, negativity isn’t always initially apparent, so how do you...
When it comes to approaching performance motivation, it can be tricky to distinguish what works for each of your employees. Competition, challenge, recognition, team inclusion, productivity, societal purpose, are some of the most common performance motivators....
by Sheeba Varghese, PCC Well, the Bay Area has been buzzing with excitement of a potential NBA championship for their beloved basketball team, the Golden State Warriors, since the beginning of the 2016-2017 season. As many of you know, that has been accomplished!...
Shy employees are valuable team members; they tend to be thoughtful, more deliberate in their actions, and a treasure trove of observation. As a quiet individual, introverts are more likely to notice things going on behind the scenes, and contribute good insight. When...