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82 CEOs Reveal Their Top 3 Leadership Tips

“Effective leaders don’t allow daily fluctuations of their ego to block their openness to the feedback needed to grow.”

 

Ron was a vice president of an IT company who invited me to dinner during our four-day leadership retreat. As we munched on our salads, Ron confided that he wanted my feedback to help . . . → Read More: 82 CEOs Reveal Their Top 3 Leadership Tips

Leaders Know - Treating Everyone Equally is Not Fair!

I felt I was having a “nails-on-the-chalkboard” experience. The consultant from ABC Company had just completed an excellent 10-minute presentation of his firm’s six-month project (to recommend how to improve XYZ Company’s overall brand). A prolonged discussion followed as a few of the XYZ Company executives shared their opinions regarding colors on a brochure, . . . → Read More: Leaders Know – Treating Everyone Equally is Not Fair!

The Worst Way for a Leader to Walk Into a Meeting!

The 12 of us shuffled into the jury room. I plopped into my chair with a heavy sigh, wondering (selfishly) how much my work would suffer while I fulfilled my jury obligation. My mind was snapped to attention as a middle-aged, well groomed male at the end of the table reminded us that the . . . → Read More: The Worst Way for a Leader to Walk Into a Meeting!

The 4 Simple Steps to Effective Meetings

On the second day of our collaboration workshop last week, one of the leaders asked, “Are we really going to spend an hour wrapping up our two-day workshop?”

“At least!” I replied with a smile. “The only reason your organization invested so much in having you here is so things get better . . . → Read More: The 4 Simple Steps to Effective Meetings

How Leaders Conduct Effective Meetings

Imagine you and a close friend have a difficult situation that you need to address, how would you handle it? Would you sit down, have a meaningful dialogue so you both feel heard, then agree on how to deal with it? If so, congratulations, you’ve employed an effective strategy to achieve a desired result . . . → Read More: How Leaders Conduct Effective Meetings…