Stop Asking Leaders To Be Authentic. Here’s Why.

by | | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Personal Growth

In an age of ‘alternative facts’, ‘fake news’ and leaders who blatantly lie without blinking, we can’t be blamed for our search and desire for authenticity. It’s exhausting. But what are we looking for? The Truth? Maybe, we can’t handle the truth. Asking for...

How Good Managers Become Great Coaches

by | | Leadership

Coaching is a lot of things, but it isn’t a lot of the things it’s claimed to be: It’s not a quick fix. It’s not easy. It’s not a magical pill. AND it’s definitely not about you, the manager. Successful Managers know unlocking the employee’s potential to...

The 4 Letter Word Great Leaders Use

by | | Leadership

You’re ready to address your list of to-dos when unexpectedly your attention is needed elsewhere, or you’re stymied by a problem where you have no solution. Building on feeling frustrated, the internal feeling turns into resentment, anxiety, overwhelm, and ultimately...

3 Reasons Your Company Has A Weak Coaching Culture

by | | Executive Coaching, Leadership, Personal Growth

Leaders don’t listen. There, I said it. It’s time to discuss why coaching cultures fail. Okay, maybe not all leaders, but many overwork themselves, lack development and adequate time management skills. As a result, they don’t take the time to truly...

The Best Advice For Raising Future Leaders

by | | Leadership

48% of the workforce will be millennials by the year 2020* As a father of two young kids, I know parenting doesn’t come with instructions, you learn-as-you-go, navigating a course of action that hopefully provides a positive outcome. Never considering my...