Listening, active listening, is a topic that comes up often in my coaching session with leaders. Their instinct says this is a crucial skill and they know there are challenges, witting or unwitting: inhibiting pushback from others, being so smart and so quick that their mind is so far out in front they are not […]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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Balaji Krishnamurthy is a former CEO of some renown, now a teacher of leadership. His recent workshop for my Vistage board of CEOs in New York City was so well-received that the Group voluntarily and spontaneously committed to executing a tool he offered: The Intentional Leadership Agenda. By sharing the tool, I pay tribute to […]
Sunday, October 28, 2012
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Some have the gift, others need to learn it. For some it is natural, for others a lifelong challenge. What is “IT?” The ability to read others, one at a time and in a group – to notice their eyes, their body language, their tone. With direct reports and others they see frequently, to learn […]
Friday, September 28, 2012
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Some of my friends support Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke’s leadership while others believe the Fed moves are big mistakes. Either way, you have to admire his effectiveness in building enough support to result in action. In Jon Hilsentrath’s insightful article in the Wall Street Journal today, he describes the quiet high-stakes, behind-the-scenes drama: “As markets […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Sunday, December 2, 2012
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