A leader isn’t just someone who says, “Follow me.” They must also have a viable plan, a great deal of personal influence, and the work ethic to keep ahead of a group’s needs. Luckily, leadership is a skill that can be...
Has this ever happened to you? You’ve been assigned a project, maybe a key presentation, and your colleague is tasked with helping you collect important information or even do the research. As the project gets closer to the due date, you notice...
For many people, leadership seems to be that one skill that you either have or you don’t. And those same people struggle with believing that they just “don’t” have it. It’s simply not true. While truly astounding leaders seem to have a...
Positive change requires effort, and you’re no stranger to hard work, but the effort it takes to induce change in those only slightly above you in the company hierarchy can sometimes seem herculean. As a business coach, time and time again I...
In many instances, successful employee engagement and collaboration among colleagues can mean the difference between making or missing a deadline, sticking to a budget, or just simply getting the job done. This success, or lack of it, comes down to...
Recently, I ran into a woman at a cocktail party. She was smart, articulate and successful, but above all she was confident. It didn’t take long, however, for her to start talking about the problems she was having at work. In short, she had just...
Many years ago I worked with a young client who really wanted to move up in the organization, but was having a hard time being seen as a professional, or “management material.” She received feedback from her boss regularly that he liked her work...
