Let me ask you this: as a manager, are you having coaching conversations with your people? In spite of wide-spread coach training, most of the
I’ve been writing about why more managers don’t use coaching skills to guide and develop their people. Some managers don’t have clear framework for initiating
Have you noticed how hard it can be to focus when you absolutely need to complete something? In a 24/7 world of information flow, distractions
Effective leaders focus on key priorities. Yes, the bottom line looms large, but one only achieves financial success after fulfilling four promises to stakeholders. In
What makes a leader stand out as remarkably effective? From what I’ve observed in my work in organizations, effective leaders hone their attention to focus
Lately I’ve been writing about the elusiveness of passion at work, and how important it is for leaders to focus on it, unleash it, and
What would happen if top leaders where you work were to be transparent, sharing strategy, values, and financials with employees at all levels? Some experts
To think that people can manage themselves is a revolutionary concept for leaders of organizations. And yet there are some businesses doing it quite successfully.
What would it be like to work in self managing organizations? Some forward-looking companies are now using self managing principles to organize work with stellar
New ways of organizing work are emerging, as Frederic Laloux explains in Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of
Join Nancy as she talks with Meredith Hirsh, her client, on her podcast, Working Healthcare. Learn when to seek a therapist versus a coach and
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
