Stop Pushing a Coaching Culture
Why the push for a coaching culture may be detrimental, and share two important ideas on how to use pull to create a coaching culture that can spark a cultural evolution.
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AllBlogArticlesWhitepapersCase StudiesVideosWebinarsBooks/CDsLeadership Lift: Significantly Boost Effectiveness by Raising Strength Clusters
A block and tackle is a system of pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them to lift heavy loads. This amplifies the force applied. With enough pulleys or by threading the rope through them a few times, you can pull on the rope and lift 3, 4, or more times the weight you’d […]
Read post »Poor Leaders Are Me-Deep in Fooling Themselves
André Gide, French writer and Nobel Prize winner for literature said, “The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.” Sincere hypocrisy came to mind when a workshop participant complained about how badly his manager and their bosses needed that very leadership development session. He said […]
Read post »Manipulating Isn’t Motivating: Use These Powerful Approaches to Engage and Energize
Jake, a busker, walked into a bar and saw a crowd gathered around a table. On the table was an overturned pot with a duck doing a lively dance on top. Jake immediately saw the huge potential of this act. He negotiated with the bar owner and, agreed to buy the duck and pot for […]
Read post »Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmmm on…Enlightenment Now
Bill Gates calls this “my new favorite book of all time.” Read my review here. Here’s a small taste of Steven Pinker’s forceful case for reframing where the world is today: “…although the world remains highly unequal, every region has been improving, and the worst-off parts of the world today are better off than the […]
Read post »Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
One of my favorite bedtime stories as a kid was the story of Chicken Little. It’s a very old folk tale about a little chick who was hit on the head by a falling acorn. The chick believed the world was coming to an end, and set out to warn the King. “Despair springs eternal,” […]
Read post »What to Do About the Performance Review?
How management styles impact the work environment and the practice of performance reviews.
Watch webinar »Are You Focused on What’s Wrong to Make Things Right?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A young girl’s elementary teacher hears little Sophia sing at school and recognizes what a beautiful voice she has. The teacher encourages the girl to nurture her gift and has her sing a solo at a school concert. Sophia’s pure, clear voice and passion for music enchants everyone […]
Read post »Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm from… “The Hope Circuit”
As a long-time follower of Martin Seligman’s applied research on optimism, happiness, strength building, and positive psychology I devoured his new memoir, The Hope Circuit: A Psychologist’s Journey from Helplessness to Optimism. When he began his psychology career in the 1960s, the field focused on lessening misery. Thanks to his groundbreaking research and innovative leadership […]
Read post »Rev Up Your Day – Try Leadership Speed
During this webinar Jack Zenger and Jared Harding share the critical behaviors that will help you navigate the demand for great agility, innovation, and pace by executing fast and well.
Watch webinar »Lessons from “The Hope Circuit”: Reducing What’s Wrong Doesn’t Increase Effectiveness
How can the absence of ill-being equal the presence of well-being? Does lessening unhappiness increase happiness? Does getting what is good in life require more than eliminating what is bad? These are among the key questions researcher and professor, Martin Seligman, tackles in his inspiring and insightful new memoir, The Hope Circuit: A Psychologist’s Journey […]
Read post »Positive Psychology Conference Insights and Themes
Last month I participated in the Canadian Positive Psychology Association’s 4th conference at the University of Toronto with 400 researchers, counselors, facilitators, coaches, and psychologists (visit our Positive Psychology resources section or Flourish for background on this new field). I was especially struck by three key themes at the conference: Building strengths is key to […]
Read post »Coaching Head Check: Do You See Eagles or Turkeys?
A leader’s coaching skills are vital today. Millennials especially want direct feedback and supportive guidance. Leaders aspiring to build coaching skills need to do a “check up from the neck up.” Am I in a growth or fixed mindset about the people I am coaching? Ineffective managers ask, “How am I expected to soar with […]
Read post »Succession Planning: From Piecemeal Programs to Integrated Strategy
Studies show a growing sense of urgency for succession planning. One survey found 92% of respondents felt it was risky not to have a succession plan for key employees but only 25% of companies feel they’ve identified adequate successor candidates and less than half have a process for developing candidates. Other research shows 70% of […]
Read post »New Studies Show “Soft Skills” Are Now a Critical Priority
“The whole human side is now more important than skills or IQ. Everything we hear from clients is about the human aspects of leadership,” reports Rajeev Vasudeva, CEO of the Egon Zehnder executive recruiting firm. In a feature article on today’s “ultra-tight job market,” Fortune magazine concludes, “across industries, employers are prizing people skills, the […]
Read post »Positive Psychology and Well-Being – 4th Canadian Conference
Work is a four-letter cuss word for too many people. Monday morning is often the toughest time of their week. Too many people are mumbling, “I owe, I owe, it’s off to work I go” as they trudge off to check into their “day prison.” In other workplaces people are leaping out of bed in […]
Read post »The Impact of Women Leaders
It is clear: companies need the diversity and benefits women leaders provide.
Watch webinar »Webinar: 6 Key Ingredients for Inspirational Leadership – Discover Your Personal Recipe!
What does it take to be an inspiring leader? Positive and perky? Pep talks? High fives? I was invited by a hall of fame NFL quarterback to give a leadership presentation to his senior management team in their offices. He was building a very successful national company on a high growth trajectory. As we toured […]
Read post »5 Factors in Effective Competency Models
How effective is your competency model? Competency models can provide a central framework for defining the skills and behaviors essential to an organization’s success. A well-built competency model provides a strong support structure for leadership development, talent, and performance management. A robust competency model outlines the behaviors needed to create the organization’s desired culture.
Watch webinar »Webinar: 5 Factors in Effective Competency Models
Competency models can provide a central framework for defining the skills and behaviors essential to an organization’s success. A well-built competency model provides a strong support structure for leadership development, talent, and performance management. A robust competency model outlines the behaviors needed to create the organization’s desired culture. But how effective is your competency model? […]
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