One of the things we do is help organizations design and implement leadership development programs. We have a variety of tools to help and combine them with customized solutions to create world class leadership skill training from executives to first line supervisors. One of the biggest challenges we – and you – face isn’t the
The big news this week is that Yankee baseball player Alex Rodriguez admitted to using steroids. Almost everyone is shocked that this particular athlete resorted to performance enhancing drugs – even though so many others have already admitted or have been strongly accused of this behavior. But really, I’m not. Here’s why… When it comes
I’m a sports fan. I read Sports Illustrated, watch ESPN, listen to sports radio and generally keep up with what’s going on across all sports. There are leadership lessons from all across the sports landscape, but the latest “big story” in sports made me think about leadership development – and possibly for a different reason
Feedback can come from many places. The best performers in anything, including leaders, yearn for feedback to continue their improvement. We often think about feedback from coaching and mentoring, from peers, or through other formal or informal conversations. But beware of those assumed limits. It is important for us to look for feedback in as
For the last two summers I’ve had the good fortune to speak at “intern day” for one of our Clients. I recently found my flipchart from last summer’s session and thought some of what we talked about that fun morning applies to any of us doing leadership skill training (for college students, up-and-comers and seasoned veterans
Each weekday I post a Power question on Twitter. (if you are on Twitter – please follow me!) This morning I posted: Today’s power question “Who will I listen to more carefully and intently today?” When I wrote it I was thinking about listening from the relationship perspective – who can I consciously build my
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