This week I am in Prague attending the 11th Annual Conference of the International Leadership Association. Tomorrow, I have the privilege of speaking to conference attendees on the subject transformation in leadership. At today’s opening ceremony, conference organizers reminded the gathering that this week marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall… Continue Reading Taking Freedom for Granted
READ MORERecently, I spent a couple of days with an executive management team facilitating their annual strategic planning process. This was my second year in a row working with this team and I was struck with how confidently each executive worked with his or her colleagues. The level of trust was high, evident by each team… Continue Reading What Feeds the Confidence of Your Team?
READ MOREConversations are at the heart of our relationships with others, be they colleagues, friends or family. Our ability to build masterful relationships with others, especially in the workplace, is linked to our ability to have conversations that are meaningful. Meaningful conversations have depth. They are conversations that connect individuals around common goals and values. The… Continue Reading Increasing the Quality and Quantity of Meaningful Conversations
READ MOREEach of us has a prime objective. Mine is creating 10,000 fit leaders by the year 2020. For me, fit leaders are high-potential executives that have developed optimal levels of clarity, confidence, effectiveness and vitality. We run an Institute for Leadership Fitness where we teach 16 unique tools and processes that increase leadership fitness. Successfully… Continue Reading Building A Relationship Map
READ MOREI am spending the afternoon with close to 100 Michigan-based coaches at the Professional Coaches Association of Michigan’s 6th Annual Conference. The focus this afternoon is on 11 different coaching competencies. Attendees watched two Master Certified Coaches (Linda Miller and Barry Demp) work with two different clients in a couple of outstanding coaching demonstrations. The… Continue Reading Coaching Competencies Drive Client Results
READ MOREI’m in Lansing this morning participating in a World Cafe with 20 of Michigan’s most experienced coaches. One of the questions we are considering today is “What Does the World Need from Coaches?” Here is a sampling of what we are coming up with. The world needs “generous listeners”. When our clients come to us… Continue Reading What the World Needs from Coaches
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