Leadership for the 21st Century
In the fable, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", the Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Man desired courage, a brain and a heart. They believed the only path to achieving their desires was the Wizard's magic. Humans often wish for 'leadership skills'. Like the Oz characters, we have everything we need to succeed. We don't need a "magic" pill to be successful leaders - only a willingness to recognize our potential and develop it!
Leadership Communication That Gets Results
It is human nature to fall into our most comfortable way of communicating as a leader - regardless of whether that style is giving us the results we want or not! By learning how to lead individuals according to the situation, their competency and committment, we can utilize our employees’ abilities to the maximum!
Keeping Trust: The Glue of Leadership
A leader may be able to influence followers short term, but without trust their leadership will be short-lived. How do we develop trust? How do we re-build it in a hostile environment?
Generations in the Workplace: Making Peace Between Gen Xers and Boomers
For the first time, there are four generations in the workplace. Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen Xers and Gen Ys all have different values and goals. And those values and goals are creating conflict!
Co-dependent Leadership: Getting Managers to make the Tough Moves
Are you coaching leaders who refuse to take tough action? Do they want to be liked more than respected? Kidding themselves that they are effective? Making the tough decisions and giving the tough talks is what being a good leader is all about.
War and Peace in the Workplace: Diversity, Conflict, Understanding, Reconciliation
Ever wonder why we just can’t get along? Individual differences - large and small - often create conflict between people. We have the choice of allowing conflict to spiral down into dysfunction or of taking action, becoming aware and developing understanding. It’s all up to us.
Nurture, Nature or Just Nasty?: Understanding Male and Female Leadership Styles
When women lead like men, they are called nasty names, when men are encouraged to lead like women, they are wimps. How are we different? How can we use our differences to be great leaders?
