Are you a busy executive coach, management consultant, or human resource professional? Here's how to get a quality PDF- formatted e-newsletter to represent your business, Delivered like clockwork every month...so you can focus on your clients When it comes time for organizations and executives to … [Read more...] about PDF formatted E-Newsletters for Leadership Coaches
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The Art of Giving Feedback
“Getting people to welcome feedback was the hardest thing I ever had to do as an educator.” ― Professor Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture Everything is connected today. We need to collaborate with others to succeed in our relationships, life and work. For that, we need to develop the art of giving … [Read more...] about The Art of Giving Feedback
Emotions – Leadership’s Secret Weapon
“Leadership isn't something you do writing memos; you've got to appeal to people's emotions. They've got to buy in with their hearts and bellies, not just their minds.” ~ Lou Gerstner, IBM’s former CEO Emotions are critical to business success because they drive behaviors. Companies that achieve an … [Read more...] about Emotions – Leadership’s Secret Weapon
Leadership Power, Politics and Persuasion
Some executives are uncomfortable using power or office politics, viewing them as the dark side of workplace behavior. They believe morale and commitment erode when politics dominate the environment. But research clearly shows that being politically savvy and building a power base pay … [Read more...] about Leadership Power, Politics and Persuasion
Leading from the Middle:
Managing Up, Down, & Sideways
"Leaders are almost by definition people who change minds." —Howard E. Gardner, Leading Minds
There is a lack of trust in senior management, according to a survey by the human-resource firm Watson Wyatt:
Only 49 percent of employees have trust and confidence in their senior managers.
Just 55 … [Read more...] about Leading from the Middle:
Managing Up, Down, & Sideways
Top 10 Reasons to Do an E-Newsletter AND a Blog
Blogs are the hottest thing going these days when it comes to marketing on the Internet. A blog is a way of delivering your messages and articles to clients. A blog is a type of website, more personal, easy to create and far less expensive than traditional web sites. Just when you thought you … [Read more...] about Top 10 Reasons to Do an E-Newsletter AND a Blog
Is Your Message Emotional & Personal?
People aren’t listening. They are mentally doing email, preparing for their next meeting, and thinking about other things, especially personal things. The first step in communicating is to get their urgent attention. Think about these facts the next time you're writing content for your … [Read more...] about Is Your Message Emotional & Personal?
Content Marketing Review: Sign Up to Win
Content Marketing Matters! It really does. As I wrote previously, we are in the Dawn of a New Content Marketing Era and Telling Beats Selling. Advertising isn't working. Content Matters. But if that doesn't bring up a lot of questions for you, it should. How do you write content that's … [Read more...] about Content Marketing Review: Sign Up to Win
The Global Empathy Deficit: Two Lessons
"...We've got a budget deficit that's important, we've got a trade deficit that's critical, but what I worry most is our empathy deficit.” – Interview in "O" Magazine with Barack Obama. Perhaps this is not only a US national concern but a global crisis: people are dividing into camps and … [Read more...] about The Global Empathy Deficit: Two Lessons
Becoming Fully Engaged Part 4: Building Positive Rituals
The 21 Day Plan for More Energy There is a commonly held belief that if you do something for 21 days it will be come a habit. Research from scientists supports this concept. Evidently, it takes time to build new brain cells, then they have to connect with other neurons, and then they only … [Read more...] about Becoming Fully Engaged Part 4: Building Positive Rituals