The many focuses and projects of a leader can be overwhelming. Often we can feel as if we are not making much headway with the many priorities we have. We may be focused on project outcomes, priorities that our boss has mandated and other tasks. In addition we may be challenged with the varying levels [...]
Everyone is a leader and even though you may not have leadership position or authority you do have the ability to influence like a leader. In today’s workplace where everything is moving faster than ever before and tasks and projects are on tight deadlines, everyone needs to have an attitude of ‘taking the lead’. So [...]
There are three trends that are not going away in regards to leadership. As a leader we can continue to deny the need to adapt to these trends or we can look at ways we can take advantage of these trends to help us be better leaders and more successful business owners. The three trends [...]
I attended an intensive week long retreat in January with Dr Donald Epstein. Dr. Epstein is a revolutionary leader in the world of wellness, human performance and consciousness. His work has influenced politicians, world leaders and more. A week was a long time to invest but I felt that this was an important investment as [...]
As a leadership consultant one of my mantras to CEO’s and leaders is “coach to performance”. Last Friday I was the guest speaker at a CEO Forum, in the room there were CEO’s from the forest industry, restaurant industry, cooperative agriculture industry, technology industry and more. I was invited to facilitate a dialogue about people [...]
A few weeks ago I went to see the movie Lincoln- I wanted to experience the movie by myself and in a movie theater so that I could totally immerse myself in the leadership lessons from this legendary American President. There were many lessons but the primary three that stood out for me are: 1. [...]
Employee engagement is a challenge especially when you’re an international company with 28,000+ employees. When Marsh, a leader in insurance broking and risk management, faced low scores in career growth and development, executive leadership knew something needed to be done. Leading this initiative was Ben Brooks, SVP and Global Director, Enterprise Communications and Colleague Engagement, [...]
Some of the most innovative breakthroughs have come about as a result of chaos and destruction. Wait, before you tune out and think this article is about doom and gloom think again. Think about this concept in your own life and in your business, you will notice that any time there has been exponential growth [...]
A lady I will call Sue just acquired a team from Mexico on her already virtual team. She is in the tech industry and her team consists of people in the US, Canada, and now Mexico. Sue has been a leader for many years but the shift to remote team management was in the [...]
The best leaders typically have high self esteem but often can get confused between having high ego and having high self esteem. The number one thing leaders need more than self esteem is the ability to self evaluate. A leader who can self evaluate is a leader who can tell when they are leading from [...]
