The Volatility Handbook: How to Thrive in Times of Change
We live in a world filled with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Adopt these ten actions to Thrive in Times of Change.
Leadership Tools
Episode 17: Amplify Executive Excellence
Amplify Executive Excellence and increase your leadership effectiveness by adopting these ten developmental areas.
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Amplify Executive Excellence: Ten Key Development Areas for Effective Leadership
Amplify Executive Excellence and increase your leadership effectiveness by adopting these ten developmental areas.
Episode 16: Six Actions To Help You Scale As A Leader
Many leaders plateau in their careers due to their inability to scale. Apply these six actions to help you scale as a leader.
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Six Actions To Help You Scale As A Leader
Many leaders plateau in their careers due to their inability to scale. Apply these six actions to help you scale as a leader.
Episode 15: Development Action Plans: Use These Models to Achieve Predictable Results
The secret to creating effective development action plans is to leverage proven methods to develop skills that last.
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Episode 11: Tips to Keep Your Team Engaged and Productive
According to Gallup, 85% of employees are disengaged. In this podcast, I provide some tips on how to keep your team engaged.
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Book Review: Daring Greatly
Brené Brown bases her book “Daring Greatly” on Theodore Roosevelt’s 1910 speech, “The Man in the Arena”, states vulnerability is a strength.
Episode 10: The Seven Attributes of Inspirational Leadership
Developing Inspirational Leadership can be a complex task. In this podcast, I discuss seven attributes you can adopt to develop this skill.
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The Seven Attributes of Inspirational Leadership
Developing Inspirational Leadership can be a complex task. In this article, I discuss seven attributes to help develop this critical skill.
Episode 09: Effective Delegation in Three Simple Steps
Delegation is a critical leadership skill. In this podcast, I discuss a three-step process that can help you become an effective delegator.
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Delegation: Effective Delegation in Three Simple Steps
Effective delegation is a process. First, we must identify what we want to delegate, then who to delegate it to, and finally how to delegate it properly.
Book Review: The Culture Map
In The Culture Map, Erin Meyer guides us through situations where people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together.
Episode 08: The Five Benefits of Effective Delegation
Delegation is a critical leadership skill. In this podcast, I outline the consequences of not delegating and detail five benefits of effective delegation.
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The Five Benefits of Effective Delegation
Delegation is a critical skill for leaders to develop. Some leaders feel that their value is based on individual contributions and they become overwhelmed.
Book Review: Multipliers
Liz Wiseman in her book Multipliers details “How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter” by amplifying people’s capabilities vs. diminishers who drain them.
Episode 07: Layoffs – Tips to Avoid or Survive Those Dreaded Events
“There are going to be layoffs!” How many times have you heard this lately? In this podcast, I outline steps you can take to avoid being part of a layoff.
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Feedback: How to Receive, Process and Use It
Feedback is a very important part of our work. We should know how to receive, process and use it properly. This article provides a guide on how to do so.
Layoffs: How to Survive those Dreaded Events
“There are going to be layoffs!” How many times have you heard this phrase at the company you work for? In this article I outline some things you can do to avoid being part of the next reduction in force.
Business Cases: How to Create a Compelling Business Case
Some companies have adopted return on investment and investment payback policies for their internal “investments.” I have created a framework to create compelling business cases. I hope this information helps make your next business case a success.
Employee Engagement: Are You Fully Engaged?
According to a recent study by Gallup, 85% of employees are not engaged or are actively disengaged at work. Why is it so high and what can we do about it? This article provides some tips on how improve engagement levels at work.
Delivering Effective Presentations
Over the years I have developed a methodology for creating and delivering effective presentations. It has worked for me and I thought it important to share what I have learned so that other people might benefit from this experience.
Five Why’s: The Power of Diagnostic Questioning
The “Five Why’s” is a tool that I use a lot when diagnosing the reason something went wrong and getting to the root cause. Once the root cause is known then a remedy can be identified and preventive measures can be put in place.
What and How: The Two Elements of Performance Management
Measuring performance for team members is a very hard thing to do. Sometimes, there is misalignment between the “What” and “How” behaviors. More weight should be given to how team members achieve their objectives.
Effective One-on-One Meetings: A Tool to Improve Employee Effectiveness
One of the most important leadership qualities is the ability to hold effective one-on-one meetings with a team member. I have created a worksheet to improve alignment and increase the effectiveness of one-on-one meetings.