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Overcoming the âGrey Hairâ Complex
Your palms are sweaty. You stumble over your words. You donât seem to be getting a clear message across. You look around the table - - everyone is more senior than you... both in age [...]
Leadership: To Serve or To Be Served?
Great ambition without contribution is without significance. What will your contribution be? How will history remember you? â From the movie âThe Emperorâs Clothesâ Much has been written about âservant leadershipâ, a term coined by [...]
Confidence: Can You Build It?
Confidence â we all want it. And, we all look for it in others, especially those in positions of leadership. Yet, time and time again, I encounter executives who do not feel confident nor exude [...]
When Boards Behave Badly
As a coach, I often see the deep impact of board leadership on my executive coaching clients. Â Sadly, at times, this impact is not positive and lapses in leadership judgment have left my clients and [...]
The Power of Trade-offs
Around August every year, I'm reminded of the power of making trade-offs. You see, I take a month off every summer (actually five weeks). And, yes, I get a lot of "you do WHAT?" from [...]
Finding Leadership Lessons in the Most Unexpected Places
Sometimes you come upon leadership lessons in the least expected places. This past Saturday, as I sat outside my daughterâs ballet class, a sole sheet of paper that hung on the bulletin board caught my [...]
L25: How to Reengage in Leadership When You’ve Reached a Plateau
For the past year, I have been running really hard. Literally. I signed up to run five distance races over seven months. My workouts have been consumed with running, running and more running -- Four [...]