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Why Don’t CEOs Want Executive Coaching?
This article from Forbes magazine came to me via my friends at Transform, a Maryland consulting firm. The title got my attention because it includes two of my practice areas: executive coaching and leadership. I’ve been coaching executives on one
Marshall Goldsmith: #1 Sign Someone Isn’t a Great Leader
I love this LinkedIn post from Marshall Goldsmith, one of the real gurus in leadership development in this country. I’ve seen the same phenomenon in our work in leadership development, and, more recently, in our work in CEO evaluations. Where
America and Its Military: The Great Divide
We’re in an election year now, and the Presidential candidates are talking, as leaders should, about what they would do as Commander-in-Chief if elected. Some of them advocate carpet bombing, and willingly committing war crimes in the name of “enhanced
Adam Smith Was Wrong: Why Do People Work?
It’s been a while since I wrote or taught (or thought) about the basic idea of why people work. We called it “motivation” back in the day, and I taught it for years in corporate management training programs. Maybe it’s
How to Clone Your Best Employee
A good article from American Express’ Open Forum with this title inspired me to add another thought. If you’d like to really clone that star employee (well, almost anyway), do this: Sit down with that employee (or employees) and share
Will We Ever Get Leadership Development Right?
Here’s an article with an interesting question: will we ever get leadership development right? The article says let’s stop worrying about teaching leadership skills or competencies, and concentrate on teaching leadership “mind set”. This would include understanding the role of
The Power of Passion In Leadership
Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo has been well known around this area for a number of years. Now he’s well-known around the country as well, due to the Hannah Graham case. Hannah was the University of Virginia student who disappeared
Torture: We’re Better than That
It’s important for everyone in a leadership position to have a strong moral and ethical compass. Mine was tested early on in my leadership career, in a high-stakes environment. I was a prisoner-of-war interrogator during the Vietnam War. In fact,
The Higher You Go…
He is one impressive dude. Every time he speaks I’m both impressed and envious. I get paid to speak before groups; he doesn’t. And yet he could make his living that way. He is the Executive Director of a Department