Coaching as many leaders as I have, there are patterns that emerge—and there are times it’s apparent, from the perspective of an outsider, that certain actions are not going to lead to the desired results. I consider it part of…
At some point in our lives and our leadership, we all experience insecurity. And when we act out of that insecurity we tend to behave badly, sometimes harming our relationships and reputation in the process. Especially for leaders, insecurity affects…
In 2015, Doctors Paige Viren and Alison K. Murray of East Carolina University conducted a survey of Outside magazine subscribers to determine their motivations for engaging in adventure tourism. Survey respondents listed their chief motivations as wanting to have a…
SOME THINGS ARE WORTH REPEATING. I’ve come to realize that we have made leadership into something bigger than us. We’ve made it into something beyond us. We’ve made it about changing the world. And we’ve taken this title of leader,…
Practices successful leaders use to inspire Let me tell you a story. During the middle ages, a bishop was making the rounds, calling on parishes in his area. He came to a village where there was a great deal of…
What is the difference between a manager and a leader? I believe that true leaders are inspirational. Leaders are also not always necessarily managers. You can lead in many walks of life – whether in a business setting, a family…
The following is excerpted/summarized from Daniel Goleman’s books: “Emotional Intelligenc”e (Bantam, 1995) and “Working with Emotional Intelligence” (Bantam, 1998). When I compared star performers with average ones in senior leadership positions, nearly 90% of the difference in their profiles was…
When I first started out as an executive leadership coach, not many CEOs saw the importance of leadership coaching or development. Over the past few years attitudes have changed, and recent research finds that 90 percent of CEOs are…
We tend to think of leaders as people who are focused on serving others, dedicated to the mission of the work they do, and committed to their people. Unfortunately—as in every field—some people in leadership positions are threatened by those…
