Hope for Achieving Social Justice Just as we were reluctantly accepting that we need to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we were reminded that an insidious disease that has permeated our culture for 400 plus years continues to ravage our society. On May 25, with the brutal killing of George Floyd, a…
Why You Need to Be a Better Leader Because of COVID-19
Five Strategies that will Improve Your Leadership As “stay home” orders shift to “stay safe” orders, workers are getting back to business. In the span of just three (long) months, however, COVID-19 has reshaped the workplace. Some employees will return to office buildings that occupy the same space, but bear little resemblance to the work…
What’s Needed as We Return to Work
Five Essential Leadership Traits Required Now As stay-at-home orders are being relaxed and employees are returning to work, leaders have the unprecedented challenge of navigating an uncharted journey—one that is complicated by the numerous variables that confront our workforce. For me, the now oft-quoted statement by Damian Barr resonates with the time: “We are not…
Adapting Leadership to Engage and Support Remote Workers
Six Steps to Improve Your New Virtual Reality With millions of employees being required to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders need to adapt to engage and support their employees and teams working remotely. During my executive career, I worked on, as well as managed, global teams. Through that experience, I learned…
Using Feedback and Assessments:
Five Steps to Grow Self-Awareness and Your Career I was in a gym while on vacation last week along with a few other early morning workout warriors. A man came in during the last 10 minutes of my workout, adjusted his headphones and started a rigorous treadmill workout. Right away, the treadmill this guy was…
Leadership Lessons from Heisman Trophy Candidates
Five Attributes That We Can All Adopt Sports are fascinating to watch. They teach us valuable lessons while also igniting our emotions, i.e., “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” The 2019 Heisman Trophy award candidates exemplify the incredible athletic prowess that inspires excellence in sport and in life. I was especially intrigued…
Values Shaped by Veterans in My Family
A Tribute to Veterans Our values shape our lives. Values are influenced by our culture, our family, our beliefs and experiences. They help guide the principles that form the essence of who we are and how we operate. When we live and work in concert with our values, we operate at our best. When we…
Five Steps Successful Leaders Use to Develop Employees
Follow These Steps to Help Employees Thrive Gen Xers, millennials and baby boomers may hold distinctly different views on many issues, but they share similar desires when it comes to their career goals. Across these generations, allowing some variance in ranking, the opportunity to make a positive impact on their organization is a common long-term…
How to Achieve Career Velocity
Demonstrating Value, Visibility and Voice Lead to Career Liftoff Growing your career can be a daunting task. While some people seem to have natural abilities and make this look easy, more often I have found that leaders develop critical skills over time. No matter what growth path you are on, consistently demonstrating the three V’s—value,…
Getting to Action and Accountability
Executive Coaching Leads to Positive Results Clients new to executive coaching enter the initial meetings with varying expectations. They likely have had mentors before, and many expect that coaching will be similar. They quickly realize it isn’t. Mentors usually have professional or business experience that the coaching client can benefit from by asking for insights…