The holidays are meant to be a time for joy and connection, but let's be honest—they can also be stressful. Between family dynamics, differing opinions, and the pressure to make everything perfect, em...

A Leadership Effectiveness 360° (LE360) Assessment is a powerful feedback tool designed to give leaders a holistic view of their performance through the lens of those around them. It is typically cond...

Every year, Labor Day marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall. It's a time to gather with friends and family and enjoy the last few days of warm weather. But Labor Day is not just about barb...

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a crucial skill for leaders to have. It refers to the ability to recognize and understand emotions in oneself and others and to use that understanding to guide thinking ...

Leadership is a crucial factor in driving motivation and satisfaction in any organization and optimizing performance. But what if you could take leadership to the next level? What if there was a way t...

Do you want to improve engagement but are not sure where to start? Start with appreciation and watch engagement soar.

In the book “The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace,” Gary Chapman and ...

Introduction

Leadership coaching is a great way to take your team to the next level. By identifying and leveraging strengths, understanding weaknesses, and improving communication, leadership coachin...

The following six practices provide a valuable template for becoming an empowering leader.

Practice #1: Empowering Leaders Have a Driving Passion for realizing Their Vision.

Great leaders have a cle...

I’m listening to a new book on Audible called “The Coaching Habit” by Michael Bungay Stainer.  It’s a great book, and I recommend it for leaders and managers.  I want to draw your attention to an exce...

Are you an effective Delegator-Leader?

Influential leaders can accomplish even greater things through successful delegation. Usually, when we think about delegating time as leaders, we are focused on...

The good-to-great leaders never wanted to become larger-than-life heroes. They were seemingly ordinary people quietly producing extraordinary results.”  Jim Collins. Good to Great (2006)

In his book,...

This article was published in the May 2020 issue of the San Fernando Bar Association Magazine.

AS ORGANIZATIONS PREPARE TO SURVIVE AND thrive during this COVID-19 pandemic, high-performance leadershi...

The other day, I led a group through a goal-setting exercise. The attendees were instructed to create three goals they wanted to accomplish in the next 90 days. The goals must be specific, attainable,...

Listening Is Communication

Listening is one of the most potent forms of communication. It requires someone’s undivided attention. A common mistake is giving hearing and listening to the same definiti...

Being a great leader has far less to do with the things you do in front of people and far more with the stuff behind the scenes when no one is looking. Being the go-to person for a group of people mea...

 In their book Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus presented the results from their study of 90 modern-day leaders. From their interviews with these leaders, they concl...