Recognizing and listening to your gut is an important soft skill of a leader. Your gut in your internal “knowing” and guide. It taps your intuition and gives you 6th-sense information. Sometimes hearing your gut is not as easy and as obvious as it sounds. Here are 5 steps to access
Dr. Leaf is a great researcher and neuroscience thought leader. Today she did a podcast on “how to deal with disappointment and failure”. It is a great topic because while we as leaders know it is important to FAIL FORWARD and failure is a gift to learn, it can be
Leadership is challenging and takes daily work not only on your company and goals but on yourself in order to lead well. Here are three ways that leaders derail themselves from being a great leader. If caught in these traps, leaders become uncoachable and hardened, often putting themselves on a path to struggle and likely organizational death. Check out the following areas and assess where you might be vulnerable to some of these natural leadership challenges.
Jack remembered back to when he was in the entry position of his company. He remembered watching the buzz when the executive team was in town. He saw the hustle and scramble of the team to roll out the red carpet. They seemed to have the life. Meetings with food brought in all day, outings at night to special events, travel to big cities. He was tired of feeling like he had all the grunt work with little perks. Jack decided his goal was to be in executive leadership. He felt confident with his MBA behind him and ready to climb the ladder.
Identity is core to human health and happiness. It is about “knowing who you are”. Understanding your identity and having a solid insight to your strengths and weaknesses is critical to strong leadership, decision making and living in synergy with yourself. Over our years of development we often have taken numerous
The field of coaching evolved in the ‘80s and ‘90s from consulting and counseling. Coaches Training Institute (CTI) describes coaching as, “[Coaching is] a powerful alliance designed to forward and enhance the lifelong process of human learning, effectiveness, and fulfillment.” The ICF (International Coaching Federation) defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.
My colleague and friend Ryan Giles was over at the Dead Sea, where no fish can live because the environment is hostile. It was a great example because the truth is health is present in positive and thriving environments and illness, death, and extinction happen where environments are unhealthy or
This book, This Is Marketing by Seth Godin, is another power-packed book; a must read for business leaders. It really is about much more than marketing. Seth is a strong thought leader for our times. He understands communication and culture. His work is really more about this (communication and culture),
Leadership can be intimidating. Among other reasons, there is the responsibility that comes with leadership that makes people nervous. They don’t want to be on the hook for the decision or do not feel they are qualified to direct the way. They dislike conflict, feel their plate is full with
Last May I got to hear Donald Miller speak. First, he talked about how the brain works and that humans are constantly scanning for information to help them SURVIVE AND THRIVE. They are listening for things that will help them “survive” better. The information needs to be worth their energy
