Lead By Listening
Listening is a culture that may feel new, but it is critical for visioning and taking action. What’s happening now and where do you want to go are questions leaders need to ask and listen for answers.
Listening is a culture that may feel new, but it is critical for visioning and taking action. What’s happening now and where do you want to go are questions leaders need to ask and listen for answers.
On February 16, 2012 we held a digitally interactive mastermind call featuring Leading Coach Tom Finn. We had 35 Leading Coaches register for the call, and we interacted on the Leading Coaches’ Facebook page while on the call with Tom. If you want to see the notes posted on the Facebook page, you can scroll to the bottom of this …
The essence of leadership, said Greenleaf, is the desire to serve one another and to serve something beyond ourselves, a higher purpose.
Every coach holds a particular framework when coaching, along with lenses that lay beyond our conscious awareness.
Examine your behavior and identify when and where you may jump the chain – including with frontline workers. What are your triggers - directives that you don’t see being implemented, breakdowns in procedure, waste being generated?
At some point in every training, I ask the question, “When is anger appropriate in the work place?” In every training so far, the response has been, “Never.” Good to hear; yet, despite this understanding, anger continues to be at least a tolerated behavior in the culture of most organizations. Let’s take a closer look. Anger in the work place …
Charlie’s Note “My personal mission is to inspire leaders to what they are capable of, not just what they can do. There is a methodology which reliably generates transformation. It requires courage, clarity and focus in uncommon arenas. For those willing to take these commitments to heart, a bright future beckons.” “I want to enroll people in the possibility that …
Leading Coach Andrew Boddice and his colleague, Peter Robinson, report on the findings of a survey that sets out to establish how business leaders in Scotland see the importance of culture and values in their organizations. If you would like to read the article, you can download the PDF below using DOWNLOAD button: Boddice Research: CA Mag Values survey
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