I read a thought provoking blog post recently from Alan Weiss. Alan talked about establishing cause and effect relationships in your business. Simply put do you know why you are getting the results…
Coaching
I had the opportunity recently to reflect on how my work life is different now I am running my own business compared to working in a large corporation. The biggest difference is uncertainty. …
I left my corporate job six months ago to set up my own executive coaching and consulting business. In some respects, this is one of the bigger changes I have made in my…
There are many different interpretations of what a strategy is and use of the word strategic seems to be creeping into everyday language at the rate that almost everything we do can be…
A big question that often comes up for me is whether I am doing enough. Is this question familiar to you? This has been especially true for me as I work on a…
I recently completed interviews with fifteen leaders across a range of companies, small and large, in a variety of industries. These conversations focused on their experience with teams; we discussed barriers to high…
Imagine having your ideal team in place. Your have the required talent, with a diversity of skills, experience and values. You team has clear goals and you and your team members are fully…
The performance of teams is a critical part of achieving business results, and having a clear understanding of the ideal team is therefore very important. The ideal team is usually described in terms…
I think of a team as a collection of people who are working together to achieve a goal. Perhaps more simply put, we form a team when the desired outcome can’t be achieved…
How often have you completed a request only to find out that your work wasn’t met with a warm reception? That’s great, but it’s not quite what I was looking for… Alternatively, you…