My wife and I are taking 'Funky West Coast Swing' dance lessons–-this is a real stretch for me as I have two left feet! Our dance instructor regularly talks about [...]
Leadership is a complex topic, however three simple words can go a long way to ensuring effectiveness: “please”, “sorry” and “thank-you”. Let’s look at why this is so: “Please” – [...]
Prime Minister Tony Blair is attributed with having said: “The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.” I worked with client a [...]
Our economy these days seems to be in free fall – we hear one bad new story after another, and at the end of all those stories are ordinary people, [...]
I recall watching a “live via satellite” presentation by then GE Chairman, Jack Welch, and being struck by a point he made. He said that a significant part of his [...]
Sustainability - a household word these days, but what exactly does it mean? These days many organizations have sustainability initiatives, a very good sign in this world of human-induced climate [...]
As CEO of GE, Jack Welsh stated that “It’s a sin to lose a top performer". Most organizations that we know are concerned about keeping top performers, and many pay [...]
I recently read a fascinating New York Times article (Living and Learning, Changing and Winning, by George Vecsey – July 27, 2008) about Tom Coughlin the coach of the Giants [...]
Do members of your executive team take their own development as seriously as they would like to see middle management improve? We recently delivered a leadership development program in a [...]
We all know that people are unique – or are they? In coaching so many leaders in all walks of life over the past years, I have consistently found that [...]