While virtually every leader has a sense of what “authenticity” means, few know how to develop it as a skill. As a result, leadership teams espouse it as a value, but it ends up as a lofty word on a mission statement. Authentic leadership is more important than you might think. From what our coaches […]
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Want to Be the Best Social Entrepreneur You Can Be? Don’t Forget Your Leadership Development
Social entrepreneurs who are juggling planet, people, and profits can maximize the impact of their organization through leadership development. Like an optimistic virus, the passion for doing good and creating positive transformational change is spreading. We see evidence everywhere of a global shift toward greater awareness and compassion, including in the business world. When Ben […]
Why You Should Use Executive Coaching to Solve Your HR Talent Crisis
Learn how to use executive coaching to improve HR support, resulting in significant improvements to your talent management system. I recently came across an interesting article written by Mike Prokopeak for Talent Management called “The Talent Crisis in Your HR Department.” Basically, the article takes a close look at a study recently done by the […]
Are You a Disciplined Listener?
Ram Charan recently posted a blog in the Harvard Business Review titled “The Discipline of Listening.” In the article, he claims that one in four corporate leaders has a listening deficit, and gives a series of tips that will help improve listening skills. I’m just wondering — do we take listening for granted? Is it […]
Social Intelligence: A Necessary Leadership Skill
It used to be that we would judge someone’s potential for success by their IQ — how “smart” they were. But then someone figured out that a person’s ability to understand and get along with others was just as important — in some cases more important — as their ability to, say, solve complex math […]