Leadership Qualities – Controlling Your Urges Insights from my experience as an Executive Coach In this series of posts, I will share real-life cases from my experience as an Executive Coach and how I worked with my clients to build their leadership skills and behaviors. If you found...
OK, said the Country Managing Partner, Let’s get going. We have three candidates: John, Mike, and Uri. We have to nominate one of them to be admitted to the global partnership. It was late March, and the Managing Partner was chairing the New Partner Nominations Committee,...
It happened during the most crucial go/no-go meeting of our mission-critical project. “Are we ready to go live”? I asked my project team leads. “Please pull out a piece of paper and write down 3 things: Your Name, Your Answer (Yes or No), and the...
One of my main functions as an executive coach is to help my clients build high-performing teams. In our first or second session, I ask my clients the following questions. If you are interested in building a high-performing team, I invite you to take a moment...
The other day I was listening to a lecture by Professor Warren Bennis, one of the foremost gurus in the field of leadership. He was talking about the three most fatal failures of a leader. Examples he used include Julius Caesar, Margaret Thatcher, Howell Raines...
Strategic Thinking is not the same as Strategic Planning. The latter is a formal process of developing an organization’s future business plans. Strategic Thinking is a process of thinking about a situation or a dilemma, and deciding upon a creative solution that will bring about the...
“I cannot take this anymore,” said Darren at our coaching session. “I am so frustrated with my boss. I wish I had the guts to just pack up and go somewhere else.” I paused for a moment and then I asked Darren: “And how would...
“How could you possibly do this?” Barked the Vice President of IT. “I told you explicitly that I do not approve adding the cost of this software tool to your project budget.” Jane, the Project Director, was standing in front of the Project Executive Committee, feeling...
I was sitting in front of the CEO of a well-known global company. “I need you to coach my Senior VP,” he said. “He is one of our most talented executives. He is bright, hard-working, and has lots of experience. But if he does not...
The more I coach my professional and executive clients, the more I learn about what has worked for them in their lives and careers and what has inhibited their progress. Not only am I learning about my clients, but I am also learning also about...
