Of all the feedback conversations leaders tell me they want to have in the workplace, those directed above their own immediate level in the organization remain the most challenging. While picking our battles carefully, and recognizing that some issues are just not worth going to bat for, the fear of retaliation, or “getting on the… Continue Reading Managing Up With Courage
A recent search for books related to coaching and mentoring generated a list of over 6,000 titles, including a book called Coaching & Mentoring for Dummies. Not surprisingly, as organizations around the world seek enhanced performance from their leaders, having a professional coach is viewed as a sign of commitment to the successful development of… Continue Reading The Evolutionary Coach
If we’re lucky, they say we have about 30,000 days to live out our lives. And, the clock keeps ticking for all of us. The choices we make each and every day point us to a life defined by what we value. Arianna Huffington, the cofounder and editor of the Huffington Post Media Group, shares… Continue Reading Thirty Thousand Days
Many of you know I believe one of the most important qualities of a Fit Leader is an ability to ask The Right Question. It’s easy to ask the wrong question, a question that limits discovery and does little to advance our understanding of the issues at hand. I recently came across two great questions… Continue Reading The Right Question
Rainer Maria Rilke, the Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist, once wondered whether “those days when we are forced to remain idle are not precisely the days spent in the most profound activity”. Rilke believed it was important to be idle “with confidence, with devotion, possibly even with joy”. Idleness, though, seems to be a lost art.… Continue Reading The Lost Art of Idleness
Last week I read Divergent, the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth. The book is a dystopian novel set in the so-called Divergent Universe. The novel explores the main character’s emotional struggles as she defines her identity within a society that defines its citizens by their social and personality-related affiliation with five different factions.… Continue Reading On Being Divergent