“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”-William Shakespear In his book, The Obstacle Is the Way, Ryan Holiday...

“The Self-Evolved Leader was written to take you on a journey, from making the critical shift in perspective needed to break the cycle of...

I thought this might be an interesting case study. I’ve come across many articles where writers (both lay and scholars) have stated that...

The older I get, the more reflective and observant I become. It might be because I’m older and a bit wiser, but I think it’s more about...

[Note: This post was updated July 2024 for freshness & clarity.] In the book, Extreme Ownership, Leif Babin (a U.S. Navy SEAL officer who...

[From CCL’s description of the book]:An essential book on leadership development and coaching, Compass is the go-to reference to help...

“Oversupervising or undersupervising—that is, giving people too much or too little direction—has a negative impact on people’s...

Overplanning is defined as planning excessively or in more detail than is necessary. No Amount of Planning Can Ever Replace Just Getting...

According to DecisionWise (2018), “Employee engagement is an emotional state where we feel passionate, energetic, and committed to our...

“Layoffs are mostly bad for companies, harmful for the economy, and devastating for employees.” -Newsweek (2010) In December 2017, I...

In a Wall Street Journal article, Staats (2018) writes, “we have an action bias: We would rather be seen doing something than doing...

“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’” -John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) When I read...

I’ve been thinking a lot about emotional intelligence and the Bar-On Model of Emotional-Social Intelligence. According to the Bar-On...

Many of us miss a key point about the importance of followership. Indeed, most people hold a negative view of followership (Kelley,...

One of the most popular coaching models in the world is the G.R.O.W. Model (Whitmore, 2017). GROW is one of the earliest (perhaps even...

Business coaching is enhancing a client’s (person in a business) awareness and behavior in order to achieve business objectives for both...

Awaken, Align, Accelerate (2011) is a leadership development and coaching guide from MDA Leadership Consulting. The book harnesses “the...

There are four types of people who destroy and neutralize a conversation dead in its track. These types can be distinct but often I find...

“Coaching is helping another person reach higher levels of effectiveness by creating a dialogue that leads to awareness and action.”...

[Note: This post was updated July 2020 for freshness & clarity.] “The notion that there are only a few great people who can lead others...