Looking back at my younger self, I was a very ambitious leader. I wanted to get to the top and I avidly read many leadership books to figure out the secrets that would…
Learning
Giving advice has been getting a bad rap recently. Coaching has emerged as a preferred leadership style over advice giving. Following this logic, mentoring will also be a less preferred style of interacting….
Knowing the right answer has been important over my career. When I say right answer, what I’m really talking about is an answer to leads to a positive outcome. I’ve learned there are…
We recently completed the Mars Jigsaw Puzzle. It was a real challenge with lots of red! We’ve been completing a number of jigsaw puzzles recently and they have a lot in common with leadership….
I mentioned back in October that I’ve started writing my book. Well, I am very happy to share I just finished the first draft. Overall it has been a good experience but like…
We are launching a new online leadership program. I hope this isn’t news for you. Our in-person program has been a hit and we are stepping into new territory taking it online. Back…
Letting go can be difficult. I experienced this myself recently. For the best part of 25 years I had an administrative assistant at Intel. I never questioned the need, they were incredibly helpful. …
I am approached by two kinds of people, those who are committed to learn and those who are not. Of course, it is never that simple or obvious. Almost everyone says they are…
In recent months I have found myself struggling, from time to time, to come up with a topic for my blog. It feels like I am all out of ideas. As though I…
Situational Leadership changed how I think about leadership. I focused on developing an assertive leadership style. The leaders I looked up to had an air of authority, confidence, knowing what to do. The…