What makes a good leader work with a Coach? They have their act together, don’t they? They effectively carry out their own work each day, not wasting a lot of time but getting things done. They work well with their staff. The company, organization or division they direct is moving along as well as any [...]
Whose Problem Is It?
August 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Really … Whose problem is it? Often we carry around someone else’s problem for years as our own. This is reinforced because they tell us it is our problem. The essential question then is, “Who really owns this problem?” Is it theirs or mine? Am I really dealing with the effects of their problem or [...]
How to Deal with Resistance to Change
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The Latest Leadership Definition
July 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
Why does a leadership definition make a difference? Because it is reflective of the leader who uses it. I am all for each one of us having our own definition of leadership if serves the individual and the organization well. In fact this is probably more the reality than the exception. Rather than seeking to [...]
Children Teach Us How to Avoid Burnout
July 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Children teach us how to avoid burnout. Burnout and Children? Yes the two seem far apart, and for good reason. Children can teach us a lot about running-on-full when we feel like we’re full time running-on-empty. They can teach us some valuable lessons on how to deal with stress, people, ourselves and a whole lot [...]
The Importance of Critical Thinking
July 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The predominance of uninformed opinions only highlights the importance of critical thinking. We are a society easily swayed. Say it loud enough and long enough and we will accept it as truth. We poorly select our sources and are fed assumptions, 10 second sound bites, loud voices, covert and overt agendas, never ending messaging and [...]
