During a recent coaching session, a company VP told me he had a meeting scheduled with a manufacturer who supplied the bulk of the products his company sells. I asked him if he would like to Pre-Brief this upcoming meeting. While he was familiar, and...
Can you believe it? Half of 2017 is history! And that means it’s time for me – and you - to take the “Mid-Year Pause” – the Pause for Reflection that Refreshes Us Mentally. I’m a believer in the value of Reflection for 3 primary reasons: 1. To Generate...
Most Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) like engineers, scientists, and financial experts, struggle when communicating/presenting to non-experts, whether it be one on one or in small or large groups. To assist SMEs to become better presenters/communicators (and save the rest of us from presentation hell!), here are...
Do you want to create high-performance work teams within your municipality? Working with progressive Municipalities has given us insight into the challenges faced by Municipalities as they address the needs of their various stakeholders – residents, trustees, managers, employees and contractors/vendors. Using this insight, we have developed...
Everyone has a Boss. And some of you have an irrational Boss. And your Boss' Boss is putting ongoing and increasing pressure on your Boss to "do more with less." Unfortunately, your Boss is passing that pressure on to you by making ever more unreasonable and...
When I'm not coaching organizational leaders on how to improve their managerial and leadership skill sets, I mentor through the Chicago Bethel New Life Entrepreneurship Program. A question one of my Mentees asked me last night was: How can I avoid getting fired from my...
We are continually changing throughout our entire lives. Here's a simple example: think about what you liked to eat when you were five - hot dogs and mac and cheese and nothing else! Now, imagine what your 5-year-old self's reaction would be if they were asked...
There is no one constant daily speed. How fast you go is dependent on two things: The complexity of the task(s) to be accomplished and the circumstances – personal, professional and environmental – surrounding the job. Some days are like sprints – fast and furious to the finish line....
The Workforce Development Coach's Answer of the Day: Team Leaders are the best at determining who are the Walking Dead. And after they do that, what should happen? Since I'm engaged in daily Workforce Development Coaching for Team Leaders from the Front Line to the C...
An item not included in a Team Leader’s job description, but which they’ll eventually have to deal with, is what to do when a Team Member is having a personal crisis that impacts their job performance and the Team’s productivity. This is an area new Team...