Linda Bodnar, Ph.D., PCC. One of the questions on the minds of leaders these days is how to engage with their team(s) in this virtual world. Another is how to plow through the seemingly endless and overwhelming amount of work and meetings. Sometimes these two...
Not long ago it would have been difficult to imagine a world where teams, departments, and even senior leaders rarely met with employees or each other in-person. If you are seldom in the same room, how can you build the leadership skills, common values, and team...
Amanda Zinke, MBA, MSOD, PCC. This past year feedback came up time and time again in my coaching and leadership development programs. First was the question of how to give feedback remotely. Then it was about the standards and expectations during a pandemic. It was...
By Gilly Weinstein, MS, PCC. When it comes to leading or facilitating a virtual meeting, most principles from the olden days of meetings — think people sitting around a tangible table, breathing the same air, with dressier clothes — apply. I was reminded of this...
By Tom Henschel, Executive Coach/Facilitator. Roger was stepping into a much larger role as his coaching began. His new team would be more senior than any he’d led before. “I’ve heard about ‘psychological safety,’” he told me. “Is that something I could bring to...
Alyssa was reflecting on her recent experience as a member of a project team. Earlier in the year, the team had been created and charged with doing a deeper dive within the company’s existing product lines and markets — emphasizing repeat sales to current clients....
By Steve Hansen, PCC. I was reading an interesting article the other day about what it takes to win a Formula One race. It turns out that there are comprehensive studies of what creates success and where that success comes from. This got me thinking about business...
By Karen Carmody, MBA, PCC. Google conducted an extensive four-year study called Project Aristotle to determine what its best teams had in common. Google researchers identified that “psychological safety” was the most important characteristic of their most...
The CEO of a relatively small but very successful economic development and investment firm includes an uncommon step in her on-boarding process for new employees: everyone takes a DiSC assessment. DiSC is a proven tool designed to better understand yourself and...