Great presentations matter. Not only do they advance your career, persuasive presentations sell products and services, find investors, establish trust and credibility, and gain support
In my discussion of leadership strengths, I emphasize that too much dependence on a strength can backfire. Too much strategic thinking leads to not enough
I’ve been discussing the fact that leadership strengths training is so popular that we fail to recognize when strengths are overused. Most leaders are familiar
Many leaders fear they’ll lose their edge if they stop using their leadership strengths. They must instead learn to use their preferred strength more selectively.
Do you regularly express gratitude? I’ve seen some pretty amazing examples of this simple practice in some of the organizations where I consult and coach.
How do leadership developmental stages contribute to growing effective leaders? Developmental theories have been around for decades, based on 50 years of psychological research into
I’ve been discussing ways to voice a complaint at work so that you get heard and changes get made. For sure, no one likes to
How much do you understand about difficult conversations? Since they are inevitable, we’d better learn how to handle them. Fifteen years of research at the
Many people I know and work with will do anything to avoid difficult conversations. Usually it’s because we fear strong emotions might get triggered and
Every year it seems we read the same dismal results on employee engagement surveys: only about a third of our work force show up with
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
