Guest Post by Jane Gaynor Ever felt like a cat swimming in water? You can imagine the feeling – unfamiliar territory, few skills to navigate through this challenge and no life jacket! Something has changed … Read More
What’s the difference between an executive coach and a therapist?
In the category of “what’s frequently misunderstood about coaching?” is this one. It most often arises when we’re presented with a client who hasn’t bought into the idea of working with an executive coach, or … Read More
How Successful Leaders Build Trust
Almost everyone agrees that trust is important in leadership. So why is it that “lack of trust” is a common critique of leadership and frequently scores low on employee engagement surveys? What is trust? Trust … Read More
How to Manage Feeling Overwhelmed
There are a lot of problems in the world. And by the time you add the global problems to the ones you’re already dealing with – at home, at work, in your community – it’s … Read More
The Burned Out Leader
When I’m asked about the “real” challenges facing leaders these days, I don’t talk about making tough decisions, or dealing with uncertainty. Not specifically, at least. Yes, making decisions in a VUCA world is tough. … Read More
Managing Virtual Teams – What eSports Can Teach Us
With contributions from Conor Roberts, retired professional eSports player. Given the recent uptick in corporate teams having to work virtually, I was looking for a way to provide some guidance. It struck me that eSports … Read More
Leadership decision-making in the time of the COVID-19
Today’s post is a guest post from strategy consultant and crisis response expert Catherine Saul. This last week or two have felt like a year for a lot of people. Both personally and professionally. Personally, … Read More
Why I don’t do lunch.
“Let’s have that chat over lunch.” “Thanks for that (insert business-related helpful thing I sent their way) – can I buy you lunch?” “I think you’d love (insert person they just met who does what … Read More
Stop giving advice.
In a recent HBR article, a research team invited a number of people managers to describe their coaching skills (most rated themselves as “very good”) and then demonstrate those skills (most didn’t coach at all). … Read More
What does a manager do?
Here’s a statistically IN-significant – but real – informal survey I conducted recently about what a manager does: New managers say a manager “gets the work done” – and “has to work more and harder … Read More