Teams
Think Long-Term When Making Short-Term Decisions: Pause, Reflect, and Align
In the fast-paced world of leadership, it’s easy to get swept up in the immediate demands of the day—putting out fires, responding to emails, and making decisions in rapid succession. But as leaders, it’s crucial to step back and ask ourselves a simple but powerful question: How are my actions today connected to my long-term […]
The Energy Toll of Competent Jerks
In the vast expanse of business history, no great achievement stands solely on the shoulders of one person. From the iconic leadership of Steve Jobs at Apple to Bill Gates at Microsoft, Elon Musk at Tesla, Sara Blakely at Spanx, Oprah Winfrey, and Anita Roddick at The Body Shop, each success story is a tapestry […]
Purpose Drives Us: Elevating Employee Engagement
Companies in today’s professional landscape rise or fall on their ability to deliver on their employee’s quest for deeper meaning and inspiration in their careers. This blog explores the profound impact of PURPOSE in leadership, illustrating how it can not only enrich our professional journeys but also catalyze overall business performance. Extensive studies conducted by […]
How to Cultivate Resilient Teams and Enhance Productivity in the Modern Work Culture
In this blog, we will explore the transformative shift needed in the modern workplace, moving away from a relentless pursuit of productivity at the expense of well-being. We emphasize the detrimental effects of digital fatigue, strategies to avoid burnout, and the compelling reasons for organizations to prioritize employee well-being over traditional productivity metrics. Additionally, practical […]
Systemic Team Coaching: Navigating New Frontiers in Leadership Development for Post-Covid Success
Team coaching is a proactive approach to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the shift to remote work and the rapidly changing environment brought on by the pandemic. By providing tools and strategies for effective teamwork and personal growth, team coaching creates the time and context for building strong working relationships, helping organizations and their teams thrive in today’s world.
Approach to DEI: Systemic, Leadership, & Individual
The article dissects and comments on a few concepts explored in Michelle King’s article “Three reasons why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion fail”. DEI has been a subject of interest for decades in various degrees, forms, and shapes. The death (read here murder) of George Floyd has catalyzed the spotlight shed on the inequities lived by […]
Coaching Skills For Leaders
Does a coaching style of leadership replace all other leadership styles/approaches? The coaching approach is not only reserved for those who aspire to become a professional in the accompaniment of individuals, groups or teams or for human resources professionals who find that their interventions tend to become even more strategic after specific coaching training, it […]
Introducing a Coaching Culture in your Organization
Our previous blog was on what it means to be a Coach-Like Leader, and why so many get it wrong. This month we look at ways in which organizations can leverage and reap the benefits of their investment into developing Coach-Like Leaders. There are a number of steps companies can take when thinking of introducing […]
The Evolution of Coaching
What is coaching and why does it matter? Almost everyone has had experience with something called coaching. While this is great, it can also cause confusion as coaching has many different faces. Coaching, in the corporate world is not the same as the coaching you experienced on your school sports team. Yet, as you’ll see […]
If increasing your team’s performance is your goal… you may be chasing the wrong target
How often have you said or heard one of your managers say, “I would love to be able to increase my teams’ performance?” If increasing your team’s performance is your goal, you may be chasing the wrong target. Performance is a by-product rather than a goal in itself, as with happiness in a relationship.