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Coaching Questions of the Month: Making Decisions
This month our Coaching Questions are all about making decisions. When it comes to making decisions ask yourself these questions: What’s stopping you from making a call? What would have to be addressed for you to feel comfortable? What would happen if you asked your...
Avoid losing your top performers
A few years ago, I spoke with Liz Dennery Sanders of SheBrand, about the top leadership themes everyone should have on their radar. One of the themes refuses to come down from the #1 spot: helping executives avoid losing their top performers. I remain optimistic...
Exercise to Increase Productivity and Job Satisfaction
I will do just about anything to avoid regular exercise besides walking and swimming. I don’t enjoy exercising, and similar to so many others, I find it really difficult to block off the time to do it consistently. I understand the physical benefits. No confusion to...
Tough Conversation of the Month: Speaking to an Unhappy Employee
In keeping with the theme of top performers, this month’s tough conversation speaks to the discussion you may need to have with a stellar employee who is unhappy. One option is to call out the behavior and its effects, the end results. When you have many examples and...
Workshop Highlight: StrengthsFinder for Teams
Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Heard of the strengths revolution? It’s the idea that you, your team, and your company will get farther faster when you focus on what you do well vs. what you don’t. Our workshops are about changing behaviors and helping...
Coaching Questions of the Month: Delegating Tasks
This month our Coaching Questions are all about Delegating Tasks. When it comes to Making Decisions ask yourself these questions: 1. When you look at your work week, where are you spending most of your time and energy? What is the division between routine tasks and...
3 Tips for Leaders from the Back to School Groove
We're re-running this blog post about getting back into the school groove as part of our revamped blog. Stay tuned and check back for more timely tips from Leila! Three Tips for Leaders from the Back to School Groove As I bought back to school supplies, had...
Need Versus Want
So, it's the end of January. If you made resolutions at the beginning of the month, have they stuck and turned into habits or have they been forgotten, pushed aside by items of a higher priority? If your resolutions haven't evolved into actions, don't feel bad about...
Two Things To Remember About Accountability
Accountability is rarely far from my mind when I am coaching leaders. Often times the topic appears as elusive and desirable as the Holy Grail: "If we could just figure out how to hold people accountable, we'd get so much done." Accountability is not the solution, yet...
Social Media Best Practices for Managers
I realize I'm probably not in the majority with my recommendation that managers limit their social media activities. Here are a few quick tips right now: 1. I want you to be friendly with your employees—not friends with them. 2. You can tweet about your job if it...