Power Listening: The Secret to Successful Leadership
How come it’s so hard to listen? What good is it to ask people powerful questions when so many of us rarely do a good
How come it’s so hard to listen? What good is it to ask people powerful questions when so many of us rarely do a good
Here are some more of my favorite power questions that leaders can use to help motivate and influence their people. In Power Questions: Build Relationships,
Many smart executives are great at giving answers. They get interviewed and give speeches frequently enough. But asking powerful questions is a skill worth developing.
Are you someone who makes a lot of friends at work? If you are, you probably get more satisfaction from your job, and more than
In my previous posts on values and ethics in business, I’ve shared some great suggestions from Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind
In Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind When You Know What’s Right (Yale University Press, 2010), management expert Mary C. Gentile, PhD,
It’s not that companies do a poor job of educating employees about corporate codes of ethics and values. Almost everyone signs an agreement to uphold
There’s no doubt in my mind that self-awareness is key to becoming a leader. You can’t influence other people unless you can demonstrate through your
The stories we tell about our experiences shape who we are and who we are becoming, perhaps even more so than the experiences themselves. We
Do the current stories you tell yourself and others energize you? We tell different kinds of current stories related to five basic subjects: Work Family
Listening may be the most difficult skill to master when communicating effectively. But master it, we can! The non-verbal part of communicating is the most
How do you test your leadership insights? “Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” ~ Dr. Albert, Szent-
An organization’s health is only as sound as its leader’s decisions. Some companies prosper from wise leadership directions, while others struggle after flawed choices—choices that
How a leader responds to adversity reveals how effective that leader truly is. Reactions to setbacks or crises not only test leadership character but define