In my past post, I wrote about 5 ways to support your team through effective leadership. Here are 5 more ways: Get out of the way. Stop being dazzled by your own brilliance. Let go and trust the power of teamwork. Keep an open mind. Sometimes what looks like insanity may make a great deal [...]
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As a leader, how do support your team? Too often, I see leaders who mistakenly believe they are supporting their team when they do work that a team member could be doing. Rather than helping the team, the leader is cheating team members out of development opportunities. A leader’s job is to ensure that the [...]
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Several of my coaching clients view me as their thinking partner, someone to help them organize their thoughts and clearly articulate those thoughts. We could all use a thinking partner, but entrepreneurs and those at the top of the organizational chart are the most in need. It can get lonely at the top. Who can [...]
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After a year-long hiatus from blogging, I’m back. And, what better day to start again than on 1-11-11? Last year was a bit like a rollercoaster ride for me with some exciting highs and some frightening lows. In 2010, my beloved father passed away and several good friends were diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. Dark days, [...]
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Did you know that coaching is being used more often and in new ways to help the bottom line? According to a study by the Center for Creative Leadership and Cylient, businesses plan to expand their use of coaching into 2009.
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The January 2009 issue of the Harvard Business Review includes an interesting article on coaching, What Can Coaches Do For You? The author, Diane Coutu, points out that the popularity and acceptance of leadership coaching continues to rise. She also mentions a trend that I applaud. And, that is most companies have moved away from [...]
Anyone who reads my blog knows that I’m a fan of the Center for Creative Leadership. One feature of CCL’s newsletter and website is called Ask CCL. A recently published Q&A deals with leadership coaching. I’m sharing it here because it is great advice and clearly explains the benefits of leadership coaching. “Question: I’ve got [...]
I remember the advice I got early in my career. It was something like, “The thing to do is get a job with a big, stable company with good benefits and a pension and stay there until your retire.” It was pretty good advice, given the business landscape in the U.S. during the early 1970′s. [...]
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I’m sometimes asked why people who have already achieved career success would work with a coach. The best answer is a question. Why does Tiger Woods have a coach? Can you imagine an elite-level athlete without a coach? I can’t. The observation, feedback, encouragement, guidance, and prodding that sports coaches give to their athletes is [...]
If you are in a leadership position within your organization, it is quite likely that one of your responsibilities is coaching your staff. In a poll conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership of its Leading Effectively e-newsletter readers, 70 percent of the 262 respondents said that coaching others is part of their job description. [...]
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