Leadership Weekend with Gary: Apples, Cars, and Halt

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Gary B. Cohen

Asking Questions with APPLE Asking questions is critical to great leadership. Remembering to ask questions can be difficult for new leaders. If you are struggling with asking questions, try this acronym, APPLE! Ask the right question. Right questions are open-ended and encouraging. They help others imagine new solutions. Pause after you ask the question. Accept silence, even [...]

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On Vision and Leadership

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Gary B. Cohen

“The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” ~Marcel Proust On Vision & Leadership As an executive coach you are parachuted into different organizations to work with leaders. One of the first questions I ask an organizational leader is what is your vision. Many have to [...]

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A Leader’s Dilemma: Spinning the Moral Compass

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Gary B. Cohen

Two summers ago my wife and I attended the Aspen Institute‘s Ideas Festival with my mother. One of the many great takeaways was a keynote dialogue with Michael Sandel in typical and great Socratic fashion. He opened with a moral dilemma. One Tough Leadership Decision: “A trolley is running out of control down a track. In its path [...]

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Leadership Insights: 10 Questions

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Gary B. Cohen

Author Gary Cohen starts our new occasional series called Leadership Insights. We provide deep insights into the minds of thought-leaders, practitioners, and everyday experts in the areas of Leadership Development, Organizational Health, and Personal & Professional Growth. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ These Leadership Insights come from an interview with Cali & Jody, authors of Why Work Sucks! And What are [...]

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Leadership Trust: Your Secret Judgement

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Gary B. Cohen

How can you be telling me this now? I was counting on you! If you had only told me this when you first knew! I can’t believe you waited this long! It’s never fun learning a secret that’s been kept from you. It makes you feel left out of the group or “late to the [...]

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