The following is a contributor blog from CDR Certified Coach, Stacey Abella. Stacey currently serves as a Corporate Financial Services Global Digital Innovation Strategist at ExxonMobil. Her multi-faceted 15+ career spans the spectrum from finance and sales positions with Fortune 500 companies. Today, she shares with us her insights regarding Nancy Parsons' latest book and how it [...]
The following is a contributor blog from CDR Certified Coach, Dr. Mira Brancu. Dr. Brancu is the founder and CEO of Brancu & Associates, a women’s leadership development and organizational consulting company. She currently serves in several academic leadership capacities for the Department of Veterans Affairs and is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences [...]
Attending the 2019 MEECO Leadership Conference in San Diego last week was good for my heart, head, and soul. I was honored to attend and accept an award as 2019's International Thought Leader of Distinction in Executive Coaching. About MEECO Leadership Institute MEECO is an information-sharing institute for corporations, institutions, and government agencies interested in [...]
The following is a contributor blog from CDR Certified Coach, Ben Colvin. Ben is the President of Coaching Works, NYC and has over 25 years of experience as a corporate business executive. His mission is to combine his business lens with coaching certifications and evidence-based tools to deliver a singular perspective that his clients are [...]
When I am presenting to MBA students or to Veterans on how to find their best-fit career or educational path, I tell them to focus on three things: Find your true strengths to a very deep, accurate, and nuanced level. Gain a clear insight on your intrinsic motivations – on those things that energize and [...]
The following is a contributor blog from CDR Certified Coach, Simon Vetter. Simon is the CEO of Stand Out International, whose mission is to help professionals and managers achieve greater business and career success by creating positive, lasting changes in behaviors and building a Stand Out Leadership Brand. He is the author of two books, Leading With [...]
How artistic are you? How do you know? How do your artistic talents show up? Do you have hidden artistic capabilities or interests? Or, are you confident art is just not your thing in any shape or form? Many people who do not describe themselves as artistic are quite endowed with creative gifts or inklings. [...]
This is a response to the trending article on LinkedIn, “Making Jokes During a Presentation Helps Men But Hurts Women.” I’m not convinced that humor in presentations hurts women more than men. First, it depends on whether or not the humor is well done. Is it really funny? Next, is it appropriate for the audience? Second, it [...]
10 Ways To Prevent YOUR Personality Risks from Doing Harm At CDR, we have coached thousands of executives around the globe. After the deep self-awareness assessment and coaching, only a few of these leaders have dug in their heels and said something like: ‘Well, that is who I am… and my people will just need [...]
Do you want to re-energize, refocus and make sure you are at your best? When is the last time you took time out to renew, refresh and tend to your own well being? Leadership and business demands can be exciting and can also be taxing, stressful and sometimes exhausting. That is why you need to [...]
