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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
The truth is there is no BEST way. Regardless of the type of training, there is no one way to do it and one size definitely does not fit all. Each of us has an overwhelming need to be understood. When it comes to teaching people and you desire learning and communication to occur, we have found that working from the inside out and utilizing all styles of learning is the most rewarding and is critical to achieving the […]
What do college athletes, Olympic gold medalists and smart business leaders have in common? They rely on coaches to help them reach their greatest potential and teach them to overcome challenges. Yet a study by the Stanford Business School found that nearly two-thirds of CEO’s and nearly half of senior executives do not receive any executive coaching or leadership development. Almost all of them (69%) said they would like coaching to enhance their development. Imagine your college coach working with […]
As a leader of a group, a team or an organization you must remember to focus on the impact you have on the audience. When you are coaching or evaluating your own interactions, do not focus on how you delivered the message (what you said or what you did), focus on the reaction you see. That is the true test of a productive session. Regardless of the vehicle used to coach (a story, an assignment, a book to read), […]
Meetings can cost a lot of money if they are not productive. If your manager has put you in charge of leading an upcoming meeting, ensure it goes well by using these guidelines: Goals: have specific, tangible SMAART Goals for the meeting, as well as sub goals. Transform the goals into questions. Questions: ask questions that get them thinking about the whole organization. The objective is to get them to see, think about and consider the entire map and not […]
As a leader you must continually build your techniques, capabilities and habits. You need to be able to evaluate honestly where you are, what strengths you have and what you need to work on. Some of the improvements can be external, some internal and at times it is simply awareness of your weaknesses. “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of […]
Think back on your work career; try to remember those leaders or mentors that really stand out. What made you think of them? Why did they stand out? If you are remembering more than one, were they both the same type of leader? There are different styles of leadership and each one of them may bring success, but great leaders, must also possess the ability to unify those around him or her and those that report to them. They also […]
Every industry needs new faces and fresh ideas to stay relevant. For showy new industries like the startups of Silicon Valley, it’s easy to seduce brilliantly talented young people who want to make a change in their field. For well-established industries, it’s just as important to bring in that talent, but how does a long-standing industry like banking make the same appeal to new graduates? A group of Raleigh bankers is actually reaching out to young adults in North Carolina […]
Brent, the CEO of a rapidly growing networking firm, knew it was time for a major organizational shift. The flat structure of the company’s earlier years wasn’t suited to their new, bigger footprint. If the company was going to continue to grow and serve its customers, they needed to make some big changes. Brent was worried about moving forward with these changes because many of his best, most experienced employees had been with the firm since the very beginning. These […]
When Maria had knee surgery, she realized she needed to improve as a leader. The key? Delegation. She had built up her business up from a one-woman firm into a company with five locations and nearly 100 employees. However, as she explained, “I still made most decisions myself. I was intimately involved in every business decision and I made sure that I dealt personally with every client concern. I thought my high-touch management style was what made my business great, […]