No one likes to hear complaining at work, no matter how right they might be. Who wants to hear scathing diatribes and grievances all the
If you want to tap into your personal passion, self-knowledge is essential. Do you know your strengths? In business, nobody will manage your career if
Everyone’s been there. Suddenly your brilliant career seems more like a daily grind rather than an expression of personal passion. Sometimes it’s hard to decide
The ability to ask creative questions has sparked innumerable inventions. Questions asked in the right way leads to breakthrough thinking and disruptive innovations, such as
Why don’t people ask “why?” more often? How might we ask better questions in a way that’s more effective? When one of my coaching clients
If you want to inspire people at work to create breakthrough thinking, start by asking them innovative questions, like “Why?” “What if…?” “How might we…?”
Like most things, leadership questions start in childhood. There was a study done in the UK that shows 4-year-old girls ask their mothers an average
What kinds of leadership questions are useful for managing people effectively? In my previous posts about leading by asking questions, I described four kinds of
If you want success at work, you’ll need to focus on playing to your strengths at work. But how do you know what they are?
Do you succumb to attentional blindness when making decisions? Leaders are prone to decision-making errors when they don’t notice information that’s readily available if only
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
