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Leading With Trust: Principles and Practice
Despite the fact that high-trust organizations outperform others, few leaders focus on building trust with stakeholders. The leaders I work with are, for the most part, trustworthy. Yet almost everyone could do more to reinforce an environment of high trust. There is...
Executive Presence – The New Success Factor
Whether you call it charisma, confidence or compelling leadership, executive presence is the new corporate “it” factor. I say: if you haven’t got it, get it. Work on expanding it, since your career depends on it. We’re talking about more than making a great first...
Emotional Expressiveness for Leaders
How well do the leaders in your organization express their emotions? What about you? Do you appropriately articulate your feelings? Do you use emotional expressiveness to persuade and inspire others? "Great leaders move us. They ignite our passion and inspire the best...
Learn How to De-Clutter Your Brain
Everyone has the same number of hours in a day and yet some of the clients I’m working with seem to manage time better than others. Some of the busiest people with less time apparently get more done with less stress and overwhelm. How do they do it? I’ve observed a...
Mind Over Mood – Self Awareness for Effective Decision Making
Psychologists, neuroscientists, economists and Buddhism scholars are shedding new light on how we make decisions: We make the best choices when we acknowledge our emotions. In Western civilization, we’re taught that the best decisions are based on logic and reason....
Empathy in Everyday Conversations at Your Workplace
In everyday conversations – whether with friends, family or coworkers – most of us have an empathy deficit – or at least we don’t express it enough. Everyone wants to be seen, heard and appreciated. But not that many people—especially in workplaces—know how to...
Power Communications: Mastering the Unconscious
Most communication is unconscious. You may think you’re delivering clear and consistent messages based on your words, but unconscious nonverbal behaviours are key to communicating with power. Startling advances in brain science have made it possible for us to gather...
Setting the Tone at the Top Using TED
In the business world, the phrase "tone at the top" comes from the corporate accounting scandals (such as Enron and WorldCom in the US) and refers to the attitude in the company to prevent fraud and other unethical behaviour. In short, the tone at the top refers to...
The 4 SIGNS of Strength Every Leader Needs to Understand
It is not easy managing a team. Conflicts, Egos and Power games are all too common in every workplace. Most leaders spend countless hours on team building lessons and books to be able to hone their skills, but if they were to focus on a single-most trait with the...
Use Your Strengths at Work – Gallup’s Research
How much of your work involves using your strengths and talents? Is your job bringing out your best work? Many people I speak with, are stuck doing things they aren’t good at. “People have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing...
Play to your Strengths
Over the last decade, self-help, coaching and leadership professionals have been placing greater emphasis on positivity and personal strengths. The goal is to help clients work with what they have and build on their inherent talents. “Every great dream begins with a...
How to Ask Good Questions
TED is brilliant source for ideas and I love how it tackles basic topics and sparks such deep conversations around them. I came across these TED video in a small piece written by Pamela Richarde (Director of Training, Corporate Coach U) in their newsletter. It...
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