I was recently asked who inspires me in my career as I participated in a panel discussion. I named two women who are both noteworthy, local citizens in the Raleigh-Durham area - Pat Nathan, the founder of Dress for Success/Triangle, and Sheila Hale Ogle,...
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Happiness releases passion, and passion creates energy. Leadership is a contact sport. Leadership is personal. Leadership is full time and full service. It takes energy, and ‘happiness’ (perceived abundance and contentment) is the fuel we’ve been...
While conducting webinars and live presentations based upon my book, “Bring Out the Best in Every Employee”, a distinct pattern of topics has begun to emerge in the questions I field. I’d like to begin to tackle two recurrent topics here, and take...
The Boston Red Sox thought bringing in a confident and successful manager to restore order to its clubhouse that was in disarray, would help it reach the goal of winning a third championship within a decade.
Self-awareness is one of the most valuable abilities of successful leaders, and greater awareness leads to alignment in the perceptions of leaders and those surrounding them. Tony Tjan, co-author of Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck asserts that “The...
My last blog offered a methodology in which we blend knowledge-based activities with structured coaching and action-based assessment.
Most organizations struggle with achieving sustained behavioral change as a result of training.
It is said that a picture is worth a 1,000 words.
We devote less than 45 minutes a day to ‘socializing and communicating’ – wherein communication is the end in itself, not simply a means to a desired outcome. In fact, Americans invest more time on grooming than rapport.
One of the most impactful qualities of successful executives is often referred to as leadership presence. The irony is that it is also one of the least tangible.