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Effective Leadership | 3 Reasons to Choose the “Hard” Path   One of the major keys to Effective Leadership is an ability by the leader/manager to choose the hard path.  Hard in this case can be defined as difficult, a struggle, stretching the limits, a challenge to be met. During my years as a High…

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Executive Coaching “I can’t lead my sales manager…This was a direct quote during an executive coaching session recently with a COO: “I can’t lead my sales manager, because I just can’t out argue him.” This is the symptom of a common flaw I see frequently in companies and organizations. The flaw? Moving employees into management…

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Types of Management Styles In our western way of thinking, we typically categorize and define things, items, concepts, and/or entities in order to understand them.  This helps us to then analyze said categories and see if there is a path to growth around how we approach our world. Management has been categorized in so many…

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My Direct Report is Commonly on the Defensive Have you experienced that one direct report that seems to take it personally when you direct, correct, or instruct?  He/she seems to be on the defensive when you are leading.  You may have even tried a different approach.  Nothing works.  Instead of trying on a different behavior,…

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Slowing Down The Game I coached high school varsity athletics for 20 years. One of the lessons I learned early on is the adjustment first-time varsity athletes have to make to this level of play.  At each level of athletic play, the game gets “faster”.  Athletes grow, get stronger, get faster, and gain experience.  One…

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