FROM THE EXECUTIVE COACHING CORNER: In a recent Coaching session I’m asked, “What do YOU think about when you use the word, Leadership?” My response at first was general as there are so many points of view, definitions and interpretations – and, for all intents and purposes, they’re all meaningful. It’s a loaded question... When [...]
6 Reasons for Conducting a Difficult Conversation (from our Conscious Leadership Online Courses Series) As human beings, we all have different behaviors and attitudes that can either positively or negatively impact the workplace. Negative behaviors, relationship problems, workplace conflict, and poor performance issues can cause stress, pain, and trust issues within the organization. These issues [...]
From the COACHING CORNER: (Conscious Leadership Series) Value-Creation. Credibility. Momentum In a recent session, someone asked why people didn’t respond the way he thought they should. "Hmmm…" I thought. He said that he believes in leading people with “dignity,” and speaks of values and qualities that drive inspiration and commitment, but that people didn’t seem [...]
FROM THE EXECUTIVE COACHING CORNER: (from our Conscious Leadership Playbook) Sharing an excerpt of a [...]
FROM THE EXECUTIVE COACHING CORNER: Conscious Leadership (Lessons from the field: What are secrets to Engagement and Retention - and, Employee Passion?) Employee Engagement, Retention and Development are influenced by workplace culture and the employee experience. It is always a good thing when your C-Suite Team takes ownership of the team/employee experience as a top [...]
About : Monkey Theory (Cont.) “Living the Dream” – Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 27, 2018). Then...other groups (i.e., organizational departments, divisions and Business Units), follow suit. Conscious Leaders intuitively follow this concept... When coaching, I ask my audiences, consider 3 things: Perception, Process and Purpose (our “Being on Purpose”™ Model). PERCEPTION: What’s your Self-Awareness Quotient? What [...]
About: Monkey Theory Everything is connected... “Living the Dream” (Los Angeles, CA – Nov. 2018). ...IF - you REALLY want to create a culture of sustainable excellence - empower people around you – committed people - who want to genuinely grow your business, improve quality and contribute to increased market share – that is, attain “REAL” and enterprise-wide “Buy-in...” [...]
About: Monkey Theory (Welcome Back...) On the other side, unfortunately, not every leader thinks about this, doesn’t know how, nor necessarily cares. Before my answer, let’s set the stage... If you’re interested in making a purposeful impact and powerful impression on your audiences that results in stake-holder “Buy-In,” here’s how... It begins with credibility. Assumption #1: You have [...]
Living the Dream - Change & Integration “Living the Dream.” (Change/M&A): Recently, I was in London for my monthly trip - someone asked, “Why didn’t our integration & change plan work? Let’s talk about an absolute fact around change: everyone resist's it. We have no problem talking about change and we certainly don't mind changing [...]
Think Around the Corner INNOVATION. INTEGRATION. CHANGE OPTIMIZATION. Words...Words...Words...Recently, someone asked a question regarding my last post. We had just concluded one of our “Winning Together” Conscious Leadership & Team Optimization programs (Los Angeles, August, 2018). It was a great question – rhetorical on one level and quite poignant on the other (to me, anyway...), [...]