Every day we encounter passive aggressive behaviors at work or in our lives. The impact of these behaviors can range from annoying or disappointing to catastrophic. The simplest form of passive aggressive behavior at work is what we call “polite dissent.” However, the most severe type of passive aggressive behaviors are covert, malicious actions intent on sabotaging […]
One of the biggest problems facing many women leaders and professionals is the “B” word: balance. Too many highly talented and aspiring women leaders are working themselves into a frazzle. They wear too many hats in and outside of work. Over the past two decades, I have coached hundreds of women who are wildly productive at work, […]
Sexual harassment, bullying, and the glass ceiling are real and tough challenges for women to overcome. With Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in 2016, followed by Harvey Weinstein and the unending parade of sexual predators that continues in Hollywood, the media, Congress, and elsewhere, women and men alike are angry, disappointed, and at odds […]
Typically, the best executive coaches are perceptive, somewhat intuitive and subtly tenacious. They are direct, great at building a rapport, and are astute listeners. Coaches should be adept at zeroing in on key themes and needs of their leader clients. However, some fail to use effective assessments or may use tools haphazardly.
Many executive coaches think […]
Not everyone is hardwired to know what they want to do in life. While many people are gifted with an embedded homing signal to chase their dream career or life quest, many remain confused throughout their life about what education or career choices are best for them.
We identify what causes this career direction confidence dichotomy […]
Timing can be more important than we like to think it is in our lives. We have all experienced the best laid plans destroyed instantaneously by events outside of our control. On the other hand, most of us have also had unexpected luck or a sudden turn of events bless us when we least expected […]
The Google gender dispute resulting in the firing of a software engineer this week who expressed his opposition for some of the company’s diversity and inclusion policies is unfortunate. Based on our research, detailed in my new book Fresh Insights to END the Glass Ceiling (set to release on August 29, 2017), it appears that both the […]
Do you often resist rules or procedures? Do you welcome opportunities to break the status quo and to create or build new stuff? Are you a change agent, or at times, a wrecking ball? Do you have stories you could share about times you rejected authority that might surprise others? Do you enjoy being a […]
This is part 3 of a 3 part series, “Improving Your Leader Voice.”
In our executive coaching, assessment and leadership development practice, the number one developmental need for most executives and leaders is to enhance their “Leader Voice.” This series is intended to help leaders (and coaches) discern the nature of their gaps and so that they […]
I cannot tell you how many leaders say to me, after the initial coaching debrief of their CDR 3-D Assessment results, “I wish I had done this 20 (or 30) years ago.”
We are beginning another New Year – so isn’t it time you take a “time out” for you? Why wait any longer? Have you […]
