Disclaimer – the title of this post contains an inherent flaw. You see, by using the word, “non-Leader” I am implying that leadership is a role a title or is some how granted to you. Nothing could be further from the truth. The reality is that everyone can be a leader, when they behave like
Recent research on why leaders use executive coaching is instructive for all of us. the research, cited here, includes the following reasons: 1. Sharpening the leadership skills of high potential individuals 2. Correcting leadership skill gaps 3. Improving success rate, or reducing risk of failure of new leaders 4. Correcting employee relations problems 5. Providing
Last week in my Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential newsletter I wrote about four ways to engage your team (reading the article now would be a very good idea). Today I am co-facilitating a workshop for new supervisors called Bud to Boss and we are talking about, you guessed it, engaging team members. It is a topic all leaders
It happened last week, and captured the attention of millions. A balloon floating across Colorado, apparently with a little boy in the basket. The drama was apparently captivating (I didn’t know about it until the following morning) – a run away balloon, a trapped little boy, frantic parents, and news media to send it out
Today in the first installment of my 16 learning posts to celebrate 16 years in business on my Remarkable Learning Blog, I wrote about the value of writing. Check it out, then return here for some specific leadership lessons. Welcome back! In the post I talked about the value of writing to all of us.Â
In a leadership skill training workshop this week (you can learn more and sign up for future sessions here), the group and I began talking about the value of presence and charisma as keys to leadership influence. While the conversation was wide ranging; examples shared there, and others that I can add now based on
This is a post prompted by the anniversary of the attacks on the United States on 9/11/01. While that was a tragedy of epic proportions, many good things happened in the days and weeks that followed, not the least of which was that people across the United States became more aware of their values. The
This post is about persuasion, influence, the power and importance of positive feedback and recognition, with a sprinkling of marketing and social media thrown in for good measure. For all of those reasons everyone in corporate leadership, executive leadership or ANYONE interested in developing effective leadership skills should read on. First a back story. For
46 years ago today, one of the most famous speeches in American history was delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In it, he told 200,000 gathered on the Mall in Washington D.C. and the world that “I have a dream.” Today I ask you, as a leader, What’s Your Dream? Before you start backtracking or
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