It’s tempting to cast blame when things go wrong. This will not serve you well as leader. See this advice from the exceptional consultant, Alan Weiss: Find cause and not blame. We become preoccupied in business and life with finding a scapegoat, a villain, a conspirator. Most problems simply occur through errors …
A Right Management survey at the end of 2010 of over 2,000 human resource executives, hiring managers and recruiters across 17 countries had the surprising (to me) result that only slightly more than half of Asia-Pacific based respondents rated leadership skill and potential as the number one factor in hiring. Those in North America and …
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Here’s a quote from Bonnie Hatcock of Humana, HR Executive magazine’s 2007 HR Executive of the Year: “As we mature as leaders, I think we all realize that it’s no longer about the answers. It’s about the questions – asking those well-placed, well-timed questions that help other people discover solutions.” In other words, …
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Do You Pass The Trust Test? The global communications firm Ketchum has polled thousands of consumers across 12 countries several times over the past decade, and in the latest study just 24% believe leaders overall are providing effective leadership. Clearly there’s a lot of room for improvement! What do those respondents consider …
Photo by Bruce Mars on Unsplash Use The Executive Summary Approach Do you want to be more effective presenting technical information to non-technical executives? The first key to an influential presentation is to meet the audience where they are and then to speak their language. Your audience is not intimately familiar with …
Every once in a while, we need to step back and reflect on ways to raise our standards, step out of our comfort zones, take a chance – push the envelope. So ponder this question: “How can I push the envelope this week?” Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash This is a question …
Last time I shared this relationship ‘truth’: The quality of a relationship is directly proportional to the amount of effective communication that exists in that relationship. One key to effective communication is the clarifying conversation. Steps To Mastering The Clarifying Conversation Step One: Get Clear Your Intent The first …
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How much of your leadership success depends on your ability to skillfully relate to others? Whether it’s the relationship with your clients, senior management, staff or co-workers, your ability to effectively communicate and master key relationships could arguably be the most important component of your success and fulfillment. Relationship Cancer Assuming this is …
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We often make the mistake of thinking that leaders should already have all of the answers. If you want to be a truly influential leader, don’t hesitate to ask questions! Often when we think we don’t have a lot to contribute to a discussion, we hesitate to ask questions. This is a big mistake, …
Many times we hold back on asking a question because we don’t want to look uninformed. We don’t want people to think, “They should already know that!” Even savvy business consultants sometimes fall into this trap. But asking questions is critical to both being perceived as a leader, and to getting the information you …
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