Language • 6 min read The Tyranny of Control – Why Leaders Keep Ignoring Context Changing context through language is a powerful tool of leadership. And yet, leaders continue to underutilize it. They are focused…
Careers • 6 min read Two Questions for a Midlife Career Change Imagine your current career as a rocket ship barreling through space. Many of us, both metaphorically and in reality, are…
Leadership • 3 min read On the Differences between Leaders and Managers In modern knowledge work, leadership and management are more alike than different. The dichotomy between the two are more exaggerated…
Knowledge Work • 10 min read Challenges of Experts Transitioning into Leadership A common theme in coaching engagements is that of high-performers grappling with the dynamics of their new roles. Transitions can…
Language • 7 min read Communicating Effectively using Closure Conversations Learning and implementing a typology of conversations can dramatically improve leadership communication and effectiveness. One such specific type of conversation…
Leadership • 8 min read Effective Leadership as Effective Conversations It's a cliche to mention effective communication as critical to leadership effectiveness. But we usually don't…
Leadership • 9 min read Setting High Standards in Leadership Setting high standards is a well-understood, well-worn leadership strategy. Aiming for ambitious targets is also one area of goal-setting research…
Leadership • 12 min read Self Development in Leadership Who's responsible for our development as leaders and managers? Why should we care anyway? Development of managerial skill…
Self-Mastery • 3 min read Pulled by the Future vs Pushed by the Past The framework of a “future pulling us towards it” vs a “past pushing us” can be helpful in breaking out…
Knowledge Work • 7 min read What Makes Leaders Effective - Practices, not Charisma What is leadership effectiveness? It’s easy to think about effective leadership in terms of charisma or innate traits. But…
Careers • 9 min read Good Careers Gone Bad - Subtle but Lethal Mistakes in Mid Career Success often carries with it the seeds of failure. Mid career is an especially dangerous time when past successes lay…
Knowledge Work • 7 min read Learning to Learn - Why Professionals Struggle with this Meta Skill Elsewhere, I have argued the importance of self-development and on-going learning of managers and leaders. A major impediment to this…