Executive Coaching Tip #3 Lesson for Leaders

September 20, 2010 by · Leave a Comment  

New leaders often make the mistake of spending all of their time learning the processes of their new company, and get buried in the details of the nuts and bolts, processes and systems.  If you want to really succeed and make an impact in a new leadership role, seek to understand the people and learn how to communicate with them and help them succeed. New leaders at Southwest Airlines are told, “Don’t... [Read more ...]

The ten most frequently mentioned issues that employees say companies do poorly

September 10, 2010 by · Leave a Comment  

The 10 mentioned issues are: 1. Poor management—uncaring and unprofessional managers; overworking staff; no respect, not listening, putting people in wrong jobs; speed over quality; poor manager selection processes. 2. Lack of career growth and advancement opportunities: no perceivable career paths; not posting job openings or filling from within; favoritism or unfair promotions. 3. Poor communication:... [Read more ...]

Executive Coaching Tip #2

September 10, 2010 by · Leave a Comment  

Don’t Seek to Find the Right Answer,  Seek to Find the Right Question. One of the biggest challenges facing executives and managers in business today is having the time to do all of the tasks that they face.  If you are that executive, like many of our clients, you probably find that you not only have a full workload, but a series of new tasks, and projects come in on a weekly if not daily... [Read more ...]