Are You Listening? A Foundational Skill for Leaders Part Two in the Series
Are you a good listener? Effective and empathetic listening skills impact so many other leadership competencies such as emotional intelligence, collaboration, team building, developing a strategic mindset and even being an effective delegator. In my last post, we discussed the consequences of being a poor listener… now let’s move to “how to become a good [...]
Are You Listening? A Foundational Skill for Leaders Part One in the Series
Are you a good listener? I find many executives are poor listeners. In fact, nearly half of the clients I work with need to dramatically improve their listening skills. I know demonstrating good listening skills are a “foundational” skill leaders need to employ effectively. These skills impact so many other leadership competencies such as emotional [...]
Reflect the Light and Absorb the Heat
Great CEOs and leaders accept that they have full accountability for everything that happens in their company. They believe their role is to ensure their employees get credit for “everything good that happens,” and that it falls on their shoulders to take the heat when someone makes a poor decision. “They have to know I [...]
Leading with Influence – Profitability
Leading with Influence – Profitability Leading with influence is a necessity in today’s complex business environment. Two earlier steps in this journey precede this final step. Refer back to previous articles in the embedded links below. Step One: leaders must be credible and worthy of trust. Step Two: leaders must be “seen” in the organization [...]
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