Published in, and reproduced with permission from, choice, the magazine  of professional coaching www.choice-online.com by Suzi Pomerantz and Bill Lindberg originally published in March 2009. After the business world reeled from the debacles of corrupt leaders who splattered the pages of the Wall Street Journal, the rebound cry was for transparency in leadership. In response to the government secrecy of …

Do we, as coaches, engage with our executive clients about ethical issues only once they’ve brought it up in a coaching session, or when we see an ethical quagmire of which the client may not be aware?

This is a sample chapter from my book Find Your Courage: 12 Acts for Becoming Fearless in Work and in Life (McGraw-Hill). It explores the concept of integrity, and makes the case for why it is crucial to laying a foundation for our lives based on uncompromised integrity if we want to achieve the success and fulfillment to which we …

“Counterfeit leaders” spend much of their time playing politics, protecting their turf, and promoting their self-interests. To make matters worse, counterfeit leaders, in both public and private sectors, often masquerade as positive role models.

The following article was contributed by: http://sealthedealsuccesskit.com/ Use this checklist to align your mindsets for ultimate success in business development. It’s not just about the actions you’re taking…you can be taking all the right actions for growing your business, but if you have limiting beliefs or counter-productive mindsets, your results will be less than optimal. Excerpted from Seal the Deal. …

Many people are turned off by marketing because they see it as self-serving advertising aimed at taking money from people. I’ve seen loads of this type of shameless, self-promotion out there, and it’s a turn off. Of course, you wouldn’t want to be known as that type of self-promoter. The conundrum is that, as an entrepreneur, you have to get …

Guest post by Dr. Laurie Weiss You may hate confrontation. Someone raising his or her voice may make you want to run and hide. And it certainly seems safer to freeze into nothing and wait till the situation burns itself out. But sometimes that’s just not an option. So here’s the plan you can prepare in advance so you’ll know …

Here’s a great new article from Charlie Smith that explains Why Things Work. Charlie’s a genius when it comes to helping leaders navigate innovation breakthroughs, and what organizations are not seeking innovation these days? Here are a few quotes from the article, and I definitely recommend downloading the whole thing: “The world is littered with examples where once promising opportunities …