Most leadership development is taught as strategy, communication, and decision-making. But long before any of that comes online, something else determines the quality of a leader: Do they recognize when…
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I write as a way to assist and advance those I cannot work with personally. I write about what it means to lead, communicate and coach well, and about the inner work required to do so.
November 6, 2020
Real Conversations: The Five Questions Worksheet
When I ask executive audiences, “How many of you know that you need to have a conversation but you have been putting off actually having it?”, almost every hand will…
Read moreApril 26, 2017
FORBES – Leading in Relationships: The Subtle Work of Self-Mastery
As published in Forbes Several years ago I was asked to design a session that could build upon the skills of my peers: world-class speakers, senior facilitators, coaches, and business…
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FORBES: The Four Foundations of Exceptional Coaching
As published in Forbes Many professionals believe they understand coaching well. However, when I teach coaching to leaders and put them into their first conversation, I inevitably find the…
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FORBES: Is Your Leadership Brave Enough to Have the Conversation You Don’t Want to Have?
As published in Forbes Conversations are not important to leadership. They are leadership. Whether one-to-one or one-to-many, conversation is the leader’s primary tool. With so much taking place within any…
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