Set Your Priorities: Three Most Important Things For Leaders
When I work with business leaders on their Priority ABC, 1-2-3 List, a frequent question usually is: How do I decide what the three most important things are? It’s a good question because your Priority List is not a typical To-Do list. There’s an important...
Is Your Experience Getting in the Way of Effective Leadership?
Like most executive coaches, I have a coach. In fact, I have several. One of them is my riding instructor, Siggi Wolff of Cavallis Dressage. Almost every time I work with Cato, my Anglo Arabian horse, under her keen eye, I learn something that translates directly into...
Ten Tips on How to Lead a Strategic Planning Session
Whether you're just beginning your strategic planning or in the middle of a process, these tips from Roam Consulting LLC can help you create the best possible plan for your organization: 1. Get ready. Deciding what information you need to make meaningful decisions is...
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Coaching Sessions
After years of coaching both nonprofit and for‐profit leaders, I’ve witnessed what successful individuals do to get the most out of working with a coach. Perhaps the most important element to your success is the attitude you bring to your executive coaching services...
Millennials in Leadership: Claim Your Story and Earn Respect
Alison Poulson, Executive Director for Better Health Together, recognized that Hadley Morrow, new to her role as Director of Engagement, would benefit from coaching support to accelerate her success. Alison turned to me because we’d worked together in the past. And...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Most Self Aware of All?
If you want to improve as a leader, first look in the mirror because it starts with self-awareness. Research shows that self-aware leaders are perceived as more authentic and transparent, have more engaged and productive teams, and enjoy better relationships with...
When Coaches Collaborate, Everyone Benefits
I’ve worked with many of you as a leadership coach and/or consultant to help you solve problems of all sizes and scope. Every so often one of the questions I hear from you is, "just how big of a coaching or consulting project are you equipped to take on"? The answer...
Self-Awareness: The Leadership Superpower You Need Now
Self-awareness in leadership is an ongoing process. It’s a continual checking back in with oneself to see where you're at, how you’re perceived by others, and what your current strengths and weaknesses are. We don't improve our self-awareness by taking a one-off...
To Be a Better Leader – Talk Less, Listen More!
Great leaders listen. They listen to understand where their team members are at and what sort of obstacles they are facing. Great leaders use this information to craft personal strategies that work specifically for each team member, rather than squeeze everyone into a...
