There’s a particular kind of composure that a lot of senior leaders have learned to perform. It looks like steadiness from the outside. It feels like holding your breath on the inside. I spent years coaching leaders who were doing exactly that, and I could...
Here’s something I’ve noticed about leaders who take on too much responsibility at work: it almost never starts as a control problem. It starts as a competence one, in the strangest sense. These are the people who see what a project needs before anyone...
Leaders don’t struggle to speak up because they lack courage. They struggle because somewhere between what they know needs to be said and the actual moment of saying it, something gets in the way. Sometimes that something is the eleven rehearsals they’ve...
Are you a humble leader? Humble leaders regard the needs of others ahead of one’s own. They think of self less, not less of self. They are fulfilled by helping others achieve fulfillment. A leader with a humble approach lifts people’s spirits, self-esteem and...
Before determining how best to reflect humility, it’s important to grasp what it is and what it looks like. Perhaps pastor, speaker and author Rick Warren expresses it best: Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less. While strong leaders...
Employee mindsets have shifted from previous generations, according to current data. They want much more than a paycheck and seek interpersonal connections with their leaders. They desire purpose, significance and the fulfillment associated with making a difference in...