As we celebrate Bill Gates birthday today, I am reminded that a great leader is one that leads by example. “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” ~ Bill Gates Bill Gates is empowering others to give back with The...
By Janine Schindler, MCC I was introduced to the topic of emotional intelligence (EI) when I came across Daniel Goleman’s 1995 first bestseller. Since then he has continued his research and writing and I have witnessed the value EI plays for both individuals and...
By Kathy Poehnert Do You Suffer From Glossophobia? I used to be a glossophobe...many years ago… my stomach would get queasy, my legs would tremble, and my mouth was as dry as a bone. This would happen every time I had to speak in front of a group... You guessed...
By Maren Perry What's the difference between management and leadership? Many of our executive coaching clients are asking this question for themselves. Regardless of whether they are a senior manager seeking to become an officer of the company, or a high level officer...
By Micki Lewis MS, PCC What’s your game plan (strategy) as you kick off your new role? Seasoned or Rookie – how you establish yourself in your new role as a leader immediately after your manager (the referee) blows his whistle will speak volumes of how successful...
Quick: you have something on the back of your head – look at it! No really… it’s essential… what can you do to see the back of your own head right now?! If you’re not already in front of a mirror, you’re thinking about one, right? Once you get to the mirror, you...
Millennials, Generation Y, Gen Y, Generation Me, Trophy Kids, Digital Natives. Whatever you call them, they are a huge percentage of the workforce. Born somewhere between 1980 and 2000 (opinions vary), Generation Y has the reputation in the workplace of being lazy,...
Millennials, Generation Y, Gen Y, Generation Me, Trophy Kids, Digital Natives. Whatever you call them, they are a huge percentage of the workforce. Born somewhere between 1980 and 2000 (opinions vary), Generation Y has the reputation in the workplace of being lazy,...
By Maren Perry, Founder and President, Arden Coaching We often talk about how to give feedback effectively, though rarely do we hear talk of how to accept feedback well, when really, how effective the exchange is overall very much lies with the receiver of the...
Most people when they think of a mission statement secretly (or not so secretly) roll their eyes. They think of the tired poster on the wall, or the crisp paper stuffed in a notebook from an offsite event three years ago, and basically have no recollection of what it...
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