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Leadership Coaching
The “Add 30 Seconds” Problem: Is Your Team Working Harder Than It Needs To?
When leaders catch every problem their team throws at them, they may unintentionally train people to stop solving problems themselves. Learn how to build accountability, coach stronger problem-solvers, and stop becoming the Chief Problem Solver.Read More
The Bicycle Test: What Great Leadership Coaching Actually Looks Like
A client told me something recently that I haven’t stopped thinking about. We were talking about what coaching has done for him over time, and he shared an analogy that captured it better than anything I could have written myself. He compared having an executive coach to teaching someone to ride a bike. At first,...Read More
Leadership Accountability: When Common Sense Isn’t Common
Great leadership coaching isn’t about doing the work for someone—or disappearing once they find their balance. The Bicycle Test shows why lasting change happens when support continues long enough for new behaviors to become habits.Read More
What a Power Chain Taught Me About Leading Organizational Change
Organizational change rarely fails because leaders choose the wrong strategy. More often, it fails because organizations mistake discomfort for failure. Every meaningful transformation creates resistance before it creates results. Ironically, I learned one of the best lessons about leading change while sitting in my orthodontist’s chair. Eight months into braces, I thought I knew what...Read More
Why Leaders Need Coaching
The Forgotten Layer: Why Leaders of Leaders Need Coaching Organizations pour time and resources into frontline training, but the real coaching gap often starts one level up, with the leaders of leaders. Directors, VPs, and senior managers frequently assume their direct reports (other leaders) already know how to lead and coach. The result? Accountability slips,...Read More
Coaching for Accountability: Leadership Lessons That Stick
As I sat observing a leadership team discuss their challenges, I could see the familiar struggle in their eyes – that delicate balancing act we all face. On one hand, they needed to drive performance and hold their teams accountable. On the other hand, they wanted to show empathy, avoid micromanaging, and maintain positive relationships....Read More