The Experiment – Reflections from Coach & Coachee
TweetTwo years after the end of our coaching engagement my client Helen and I discussed what would become this post.
Step 1. The Water
Helen is a Director at a major bio-medical company and designated successor to the current Executive Vice-president of HR. To prepare for that role, Helen and her manager engage me as a coach. When we first meet, Helen ... Read more »
Been Duped? Don’t Want to Be Duped Again? Read This.
TweetDuped Again
Over the past few months I’ve been engaged in several conversations about how we get fooled in business and in life. The first discussion was with Dorothy Dalton, executive search and career consultant, after she posted an article about being duped by a colleague. The second series of conversations took place after the discovery that a ... Read more »
Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama: Under the Influence of Women
TweetGood news. According to Barack Obama one of the most important books in his oval office will be Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin’s biography of Abraham Lincoln. We are in dire need of a transformational leader like Lincoln who will guide us to a renewed sense of our national character. Only then can we restore the country’s status on the world ... Read more »
Leading Like Lincoln
TweetTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, an enormously readable biography of Abraham Lincoln, is also a seminal treatise on leadership and a must-read for all who lead or aspire to do so. By way of numerous examples the book highlights four essential leadership characteristics: a balance of confidence and humility; a CEO for the ego; an intuitive and intimate understanding of others; and the ability to engage ... Read more »
