On a coaching call this week, I learned that the executive I am coaching lost one of their most talented team members to a competitor. While there are many reasons why this may happen, it is essential to know why it did happen. Retaining your top talent is something leaders cannot leave to chance. Retaining top talent requires intentional actions…
Leading change is one of the most important things a leader can do. The ability to lead change is a crucial differentiator between being a manager and being a leader. Managers operate within the scope of how things are. Leaders operate with the scope of how things can be. While you must manage and lead, producing change is 80% leadership…
You received the promotion, were awarded the title, and are now the boss. While this is a good thing, and you should be very proud, you should also acknowledge that this is the lowest level of leadership – the lowest form of influence. Leadership is Influence, Not Your Title Can you succeed as a leader if you simply embrace your…
Miracle skill? That’s pretty bold, don’t you think? But what would you call a skill that increases collaboration, values diversity, enhances inclusion, promotes full engagement, and improves results? That is the definition of a miracle skill if I have ever seen one. If curiosity is such an all-powerful skill, why do so many leaders struggle to demonstrate the use of…
When I was coming up at IBM in the 1990s, it was very uncommon for someone to be promoted to a leadership position on the team where they were already working. A promotion almost always included a move to a different part of the business and often to another city. People would say IBM stood for “I’ve been moved.” Well,…
Are you a good leader or a great leader? Researchers Dr. Jack Zenger and Dr. Joe Folkman used 360-degree feedback data to determine the critical skills of the leaders progressing the most in their leadership. And one of the key findings from their research was the effect that communication effectiveness has on your reputation as a leader. Improving Communication Effectiveness…
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