Coaching is an important part of our role as a leader, and to do it well requires that we engage the person we are coaching in the conversation. After all, it is their behavior and outcomes we are talking about. One of the best things we can do as a coach then, is ask more […]
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
by Dan Egan Blame it on Amazon. The magic of their algorithms showed me this book. And perhaps because I was in Michigan when I saw it, I pushed the button and ordered the book. I wasn’t looking for a book about the Great Lakes, ecology or American History, but I found all three and […]
Vacation & Email
I’ve written many, many times about the importance of taking vacation to us as leaders and as humans. And today I’m speaking specifically to the idea of checking email while on vacation. And while my stance hasn’t changed at all – getting time away without work is essential – I understand the hesitancy to unplug […]
Using Body Language to Communicate More Effectively
While we might think (or wish) that communication were as simple as the words we say being the message, that isn’t reality. The truth is there is far more to our message getting received than just our words. If you have ever been misunderstood in an email, text or instant message, you know what I […]
Breaking Bad Leadership Habits: How to Prepare New Leaders for Success
Habits can help us do things on auto-pilot; and that is helpful, as long as they are helpful or valuable things. Unfortunately, sometimes they are not so helpful. And valuable or not, they are hard to break. When we become leaders, we start to build the habits of how we will lead pretty quickly; and […]
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