In the business world of past years, companies that created a monopoly on a particular technology such as Polaroid, or a customer market such as Blockbuster, or a universally recognized brand such as Eastman Kodak were guaranteed to be profitable and successful for many years into the future. However, upheavals in industries due to disruptive…
Core Values and Motivators for Leadership Roles The Leadership Forecast Values Report describes your core values and goals and how they can affect your career. What are the things that are most important to you in your career? What are the goals and values that motivate you? And what type of an organization would be…
As I explained in my previous blog on how others see you, there’s a series of assessments that I like to use in my coaching practice to give leaders vital insight into themselves. My favorite is the Hogan Development Survey, which looks at your dark side. What are the things that tend to derail you,…
Ever wonder how others in your organization see you? There’s an interesting way you can find out—without even asking them! It’s called the Hogan Personality Inventory, and it’s part of a series of assessments that I like to use in my coaching practice to give executives vital insight into themselves. Like most such assessment devices,…
If you bring up the idea of emotional intelligence in a business setting and you may well be met with some scepticism. Many people believe that Emotional Intelligence is simply a buzz word that has taken HR departments across the world by storm. However, since the early 1990’s there has been a steadily growing body…
As I discussed in my last blog, empowered employees are better employees. They’re more motivated, more productive, more vested in the organization’s success, and more likely to do much better work. So how do you go about empowering your direct reports? Here are four proven ways that have worked for me in the past: 1….
It used to be that the first step in creating executive presence was to dress the part. Now many executives find that wearing a business suit just isn’t appropriate in their organizations. Which raises the question: How do you create an executive presence in today’s business world? Three important steps for creating executive presence Building…
There is a temptation among some well-intentioned leaders and otherwise competent executives, to feel that delegation of authority is somehow neglecting their own position. Leaders can sometimes feel wary passing along duties to direct reports because they feel they can “handle it themselves just fine,” that it might be mishandled by someone else, or that…
Do you feel like you are just another fly in a cubicle inside your office with little to no ways to practice personal growth? Utilizing ways of becoming a leader are sometimes difficult to practice or incorporate in a pretty simple routine. Here are a few ideas on how to incorporate leadership growth into your office lifestyle….