Happy new year! I hope you and your family enjoyed a festive holiday season; my family and I had a wonderful time. It’s officially 2022; I personally love the start of a new year as it’s a fresh slate to set and achieve new goals while making more memories. However, I know for many, the…
We cannot exist in a vacuum, whether we would like to or not. At work, it is essential to successfully collaborate with our colleagues and other leaders in the middle to get the job done right. Now, while I acknowledge the resistance to collaborate between groups may at times not necessarily stem from us, we…
We’re a little bit excited about Halloween in my house. So, in honor of this upcoming “Fright Night” I wanted to dedicate this blog to talking about something we all fear, [perceived] boogie men bosses and the tall tales they inspire their employees to weave. Once upon a bright and sunny morning, after months of…
“Leadership development is not about this year’s new idea or a new program” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author This week, I have fielded calls from three different coaching clients inquiring about leadership development training for upcoming 2022 activities. It’s not unusual for this time of the year, in fact, I expect the…
Hello, hello! I hope you were able to catch last week’s article where we discussed identifying bad performers and recognizing that necessity in addressing the situation. This week we’ll close-out our miniseries by looking at how to address these bad performers. Let’s do a quick recap before diving in. Recap As a leader in the…
Today I’m going to stir the pot a bit. I want to talk to you about the 80/20 rule and why it sucks. Yep, there, I said it, it does NOT work. Wait, wait, wait… just give me a minute to explain here. We’ve been conditioned to think that if we achieve our overall sales…
Quite often in my coaching sessions, I hear leaders proclaiming that their staff is burnt out. I often question it further because it could be symptoms of other issues, like frustration. In today’s post, we’ll explore the difference between being burnt out versus being frustrated. Our goal at the end of this post is to…
I’ve recently returned from a trip and while on the road, I caught a few Olympic competitions on the tv, and this had me reflecting on the importance of coaching for success. You see, in a work context, leaders often focus more on sharing their knowledge. Now this is awesome but it’s also important to…
Today we are going to debate a problem that I have encountered thousands of times during my executive coaching sessions, loyalty versus accountability. More specifically, we’ll address why the outlook, ‘Everyone is important, but no one is required,’ is the best guiding principle you can adopt as a leader. In my book, Serve Up, Coach…
As a leader, I know that you have a lot on your plate on a daily basis, be it home or work. This is where I remind you to practice organizational leadership for your soul. As much as you give out, you have to replenish within yourself. A strong leader must always maintain line-of-sight to your long term results. Let’s talk today about how you can accomplish that.