18 Mar,2014 | Coaching, Coaching for Leaders
Ten years ago, I had just been hired by Dale Carnegie to work with clients as a facilitator and instructor. One of my first assignments was facilitating a 45-minute workshop for a group of managers at one of our client organizations. I prepared extensively to make...
20 Jan,2014 | Coaching, Coaching for Leaders
In my first job, I constantly heard from management about the desire for employees “take ownership” over our work and the business. They didn’t mean literal ownership of course, but it took me awhile to get the real message. After an early promotion...
11 Sep,2013 | Coaching, Coaching for Leaders
The vast majority of the leaders I’ve worked with in the past decade have received extraordinary education and training in many professional fields: engineering, technology, medicine, finance, sales, accounting…just about every highly skilled area there...
13 Feb,2013 | Coaching, Coaching for Leaders
The first time that I inherited a team to manage, I got some great advice from one of my mentors. They suggested, “Don’t change much the first 2-3 weeks. Watch and listen.” It was good advice, but I didn’t follow it…and I lost trust by...
