How to Develop Leaders: Stop Giving Answers, Ask More Questions

How to Develop Leaders: Stop Giving Answers, Ask More Questions

As executives, we’ve been trained to have all the answers. As leaders, however, often the best thing we can do is ask questions instead. This year, a poem changed my leadership. Let me share the poem with you—and don’t worry, it’s a haiku, so this will be brief: Talk...
Overcoming Life’s Performance Plateaus

Overcoming Life’s Performance Plateaus

Here are 10 steps to break through performance plateaus in each area of your life. Some 20 years ago, I fell prey to the boiling frog syndrome, finding myself in a significant state of imbalance between my work patterns and my personal health. After our second child,...
3 Things Your Team Wants from Your Leadership

3 Things Your Team Wants from Your Leadership

What brings a hard-working and proven senior leader to the point of polishing her resume? Failure to let them know they are seen, heard, and appreciated. The first sentence out of her mouth told me a lot. “I’m so frustrated that I want to call my boss and give him my...