Lopsided Leadership: When Strengths Fail
In the last decade, leadership-development experts have enthusiastically pushed to improve their clients’ strengths instead of addressing…
A Coaching Conversation Checklist for Smart Managers
In spite of wide-spread coach training, most of the time managers aren't using coaching skills to grow…
Face the Coaching FACTS
I've been writing about why more managers don't use coaching skills to guide and develop their people.…
Even More on Why Managers Don’t Use Coaching Skills
Even though most managers get trained in coaching skills, the majority aren't having coaching conversations that expand…
Why Managers Don’t use Coaching Skills
In spite of a lot of coach skills training for managers, not many are actually initiating coaching…
How to Up Your Inner Game of Leadership
Wise leaders who want to adapt to rapidly shifting demands of business for the future, continually work…
The Inner Mindset of an Effective Leader
What distinguishes great leaders from their mediocre colleagues? Leaders with a growth mindset use every challenge as…
The Inner Game of Leaders: Battle of the Two Selves
In his books on the Inner Game, author Tim Gallwey introduces the idea of Self 1 and…
Leadership Decisions and Organizational Thinking
What can smart leaders do to avoid making decision errors that lead to business and career bloopers?…
Leadership Decisions: Fast and Slow Thinking
If you haven't read this great book on decision making, I suggest you do: Nobel Prize laureate…