August 23rd, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

Frequently in my management workshops and always in my coaching practice, a manager will bring up a "difficult employee" situation and ask how they can have the tough conversation with ...more »

May 24th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

One of the themes that emerge from TowersWatson's latest survey is around Self-Reliance. Three quarters of respondents agreed that they are ultimately responsible for their financial and career security. This is ...more »

May 10th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

At the opening of a four-day management training program I just delivered I asked the participants what were learnings they wanted to take away from the program. Spread across the ...more »

February 25th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente (University of Rhode Island) developed a Stages of Change Model that for 30 years has helped therapists and counsellors work effectively with clients with addiction. ...more »

February 22nd, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

Leadership Coach and blogger, John Agno, recently laid out eighteen  lessons on leadership from Colin Powell. One particularly caught my attention with its application to the non-military organizational environment: The day ...more »

January 7th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

How often do you jump in and solve your employees' problems for them? Probably more often than you would like and, if you are like most other bosses, more frequently ...more »

January 4th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

One of my favorite quotes that gets at the essence of leadership comes from Stephen Covey. I often open with it in my leadership workshops and keynotes: You can't "lead" things. ...more »

December 10th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

So many people–some studies put it the number as high as 50%–are not happy in their current their job. Almost all of these, I reckon, believe that their job is ...more »