Confessions of a Leadership Coach

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Doug Ramsey

Do we live in a professional world of magical thinking? Consider this: Our leaders reduce complex issues into sound bites and slogans.  We cheer and applaud as if something significant has occurred.  We anxiously execute change programs, performance improvements, training and development, coaching and other interventions with the highest of hopes and beliefs that we [...]

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Airbrushes, Avatars and Authenticity: Leading Without Misleading

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Paul Andrew

If you were to look at many leaders today, you’d think that they were superheroes. Unblemished. Never afraid. Superpowers. Boundless energy. And performing with a perfect record… But this is not reality. And it is not anywhere near being helpful. In fact, it’s misleading. I believe that today’s leader must wrestle with who they truly [...]

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How to Increase the Success of Change

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Anil Saxena

Why is it that some organizations believe that employee engagement is either “a thing to do to employees” or it is “a destination” that is over once it is reached? Employee engagement is neither of these things. To help you understand this, take a look at the root word. Engagement is a concept or way of [...]

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Leaders Gain From The Pain

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Ken Jones

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward. ~ Henry Ford Getting Back In the Saddle [...]

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Leader, Don’t Be A Goalie

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Ken Jones

Preventing Goals In the game of soccer, the goalie is the person on the team who’s primary objective is to stop goals. To achieve this, goalies get to do things that the other members of the team are not allowed to. These include: Goalies can use their hands to stop a goal. Goalies can position themselves [...]

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