Managers pride themselves on being in the know. What the upcoming changes are going to be. Who is really behind the initiative. Who is moving up and who is moving out. Ironically, they are not in the know in the most important area of work life—what their employees really think.
Let’s get one thing straight. Your employees want to please you. They want you to like them and consider them for raises and promotions. Their livelihood depends on you.
Every company has one. Even if it isn’t written down. It is a list of people who are promotable into top leadership roles. Having coached leaders around the world for 20 years, I have found these 3 ways to help you get on “the list.”
1. Don’t be blackmailable
Don’t do things in personal and business life that would prevent you from getting on the list.
For example, in coaching the executive team at a multibillion dollar manufacturing company,… Read the full article >
I have seen it so many times when coaching executives and their teams. There is one person, the best performer on the team, who is left alone. They are creating results, but in spite of the leader. They often feel undervalued and over burdened.
I wondered if there was a better way so I asked several Olympians and top Elite Athletes “What’s the one most important thing your coach does to help you excel?”
90% of the leaders I have coached over the past 20 years are women.There is one reason that some get labeled as bitchy. Learn what it is and 7 strategies to change that negative perception.
No one likes being called a bitch. It’s insulting and demeaning. Worse yet is getting a negative reputation for just doing your job. At work, women leaders sometimes have this problem to the extreme — especially if they do their job very well. Instead of being lauded as a high-achiever or considered for a promotion when they take charge and push people to create… Read the full article >
After coaching Dennis, the CEO of a growing startup, here are 3 strategies he used to change from leading a team nearby to leading a team across the Atlantic ocean.
