It never ceases to amaze me how many leaders cannot give an accurate portrait of how they spent their time over the past thirty days. They may have a general sense of it and a concern that too much of it is beyond their control or even misspent. But the time of the leader is […]
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Got a new job? Maybe you haven’t started yet, maybe you are in the early days. In either case, this free tool has proven useful from a new CEO to a senior manager down in the ranks. You will need some quiet time to make a first pass. Then put it away for a […]
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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We coaches often see avoidable dysfunction in the workplace: miscommunication, unclear expectations, initiative seen as renegade and so on. Each boss and subordinate have a specific level of trust and respect. It is shaped by personality, initial presumptions, first impressions and history together. Prior history may play a strong, but hidden role. How, then, to […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Friday, February 1, 2008
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