I’m going to suggest three reasons why most leadership development programs don’t work. Organizations aren’t really committed. Individuals aren’t really committed. Personal coaching isn’t a key component. Organizations Aren’t Really Committed: In business, dedicating people and resources to seeing someone grow isn’t as easily traced to bottom line dollars earned. This is extremely short-sighted thinking. [...]
This Past Week, Four Important Posts
August 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
August 24: How to Deal with Resistance to Change Resisting needed change has destroyed relationships, marriages, families, organizations, companies, programs and nations. Change starts with the individual. On Monday, we provided an 8 step strategy to initiate change. That doesn’t mean it will be easy, but it does mean that it is possible. It’s going [...]
What Makes a Good Leader Work With a Coach?
August 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Coaching to Address a Leader’s Performance Problem
August 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Here are 8 steps to best use coaching to address a leader’s performance problem. In today’s environment, every member of the leadership team needs to be functioning at their best. Dismissal and replacement is costly, finding star players even more so. Coaching has proven to be a cost effective intervention in returning critical contribution leaders [...]
Why use a Christian Leadership Coach?
August 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A quality Christian leadership coach should bring some unique strengths to your coaching engagement. If they are serious about their relationship to God and bringing that relationship into every aspect of their life, work and leadership you will be well served by them. Of course it is up to you to see if they have [...]
14 Questions Leaders Should Ask BEFORE Agreeing to Serve
July 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
These 14 questions leaders should ask before agreeing to serve could potentially save you and a lot of other people from an unsuccessful and less than satisfying experience. I can’t tell you how many times leaders and executives bring up the concern for coaching that too many meetings, committees and requests for help are drowning [...]
