What are your intrinsic motivators? What about your non-preferences or aversions? It is important to know what drives you, what gives you the greatest sense of satisfaction.
On the flip side, you also need […]
Below is response to Eric Jackson’s Forbes article, “The 8 Dumbest Career-Ending Mistakes That Smart People Make.”
This article is spot on. However, what is really at work for those dumb mistakes that smart people make is that their inherent personality risk factors are running amok, and are simply out of control. […]
The following is an excerpt from a post on a Training & Development LinkedIn Group.
I agree that Team Building and Communications skills are required of all effective leaders. Strategic Thinking and Planning skills are critical for some leaders but not all leaders. That is, if you define strategic as only future oriented. […]
More than 200 CEOs, board directors, and senior executives of North American public and private companies were polled in the 2013 Executive Coaching Survey conducted by Stanford University and The Miles Group. The research studied the kind of leadership advice CEOs and top executives are (and aren’t) receiving, and the skills that are […]
I’d like to recommend the article by Rick Conlow and Doug Watsabaugh, “Three Lessons to Beat Leadership Derailment.”
Clearly, leadership derailment is severe and costly. There is GOOD news though! Leadership risks for derailment can be managed, neutralized, and kept in check to avoid these costly damages to the bottom line. The first […]
Let me caution you to not cavalierly dismiss the derailment danger awaiting the Eccentric leader or professional who may step beyond the boundaries. They can create costly or embarrassing problems for businesses, relationships and that can be damaging to their own careers. The weirdness sometimes hinders what […]
