Coaching and having a coach has become a huge buzz in today’s corporate world. As leaders in the fast-paced, ever-changing work environment, having that third-party support to manage the chaos and complexity can be invaluable. On the other hand, bringing…
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Why Coaching Fails
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4 Steps to Organizational Performance
The corporate world is full of courses, seminars and workshops purporting to improve employee skills, increase productivity, boost morale, and enhance employee retention, and ultimately to increase organizational performance. It is the hope that the investment of time and money…
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Why Leaders Fail to Get Results
A fundamental principle, what one might call a natural law, is that people choose to act and behave based on what they believe to be true about how they see the world around them. Neuroscience research substantiates this claim. The…
Tagged with: accountability, assumptions, behaviour, brain, connections, habits, leaders, mindset, neuroscience, organizational objectives, performance, positive presence, results, self-aware, self-management, team
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The Performance Power of Your Presence
Never doubt the impact on performance marked by your presence as a leader. You are, without a doubt, ridiculously in charge of the production and wellbeing of every person you lead, and ultimately, the destiny of your organization. And, without…
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Emotional Awareness – How Do You Engage?
Its important to note that, for the most part, your brain is not wired for the positive – you are actually predisposed to the negative. But, your brain can be easily taught to recognize the negative, then release the negative,…
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Oh, That Bad Behaviour!
Far too many people are unaware of how they are perceived by family, friends, and professional colleagues. We all know, and it is easy for us to recognize, other people with bad habits, and disturbing, and disruptive behaviours. The harder…
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How Hard Is Change?
Changing behaviour is not something that comes easy for most people. Generally, being human means you lack the willingness to change even when you have the knowledge and the capability to do so. In fact, many lack the willingness to…
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A New ‘Mindset’ for Leadership Development
We live in a time of great excitement as we watch the world we grew up in literally changing before our eyes. This is the first time in history that we are able to watch the evolution of society as…
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The Leadership Time Deficit – How to Create More Time
The only way to confront the ongoing time deficit and overcome the seemingly constant demand on our time is to develop a self-awareness of how we are focusing our attention. Identifying our focus as a ‘mental muscle’ is helpful when…
Tagged with: abundance, attention, brain, Clarity, cognitive, demand, energy, focus, habits, leadership, mental muscle, positive, positive presence, scarcity, self-awareness, thoughts, time, Time Deficit
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Creating Real Change
Think about all the people who have had leadership responsibility and authority over you. Who inspired, believed, and encouraged you? When I reflect on this question, several teachers— from grade school to graduate school—come to mind. These teachers pushed me…
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