I think the author, Sean Graber, co-founder and CEO of Virtuali really nailed it in this article. What would you add?
Why Remote Work Thrives in Some Companies and Fails in Others – HBR.
I think the author, Sean Graber, co-founder and CEO of Virtuali really nailed it in this article. What would you add?
Why Remote Work Thrives in Some Companies and Fails in Others – HBR.
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard from one of my coaching clients, “I keep wanting to talk with her/him (their boss) about this, but she/he keeps canceling our meetings. I haven’t had a one-on-one with her/him in months!” This is an engagement killer.
Direct reports with important concerns, great ideas, and positive news are unable to communicate them in a timely manner, and generally feel put-off and devalued.
Not only does this practice destroy your best people’s engagement, it trains them that they must “catch you on the fly” if they are to get your attention… As the article states, this is a “recipe” for increased interruptions and “putting out fires” on your part.
Cancelling One-on-One Meetings Destroys Your Productivity – HBR.
I frequently work with leaders to help them learn to apply some of the skills of coaching to their work in developing members of their staff.
When people have experienced how powerful coaching can be, they are usually eager to use some of this with others who work for and with them. Here’s a good (short) article about maximizing these efforts with effective follow-up:
Have you tried these techniques? If so, please share your experience.
Your Coaching Is Only as Good as Your Follow-Up Skills – HBR.
This thought provoking article just came up on the Harvard Business Review blog. I find it to be consistent with my recent observations?
What Executives Value in Their CEOs – HBR.
What do you think?
If you are a CEO, or, an aspiring CEO, how would you measure up?
We know that getting more women on teams can boost performance. The examples are numerous: Citing private internal research of 20,000 client teams, EY’s vice chair Beth Brooke has said that the more diverse teams had higher profitability and great client satisfaction than non-diverse teams. And professors Anita Woolley and Thomas W. Malone have learned that increasing the number of women on a team also increases its collective intelligence.
Yet when it comes to one of the most important “teams” a company has — its board of directors — the United States seems to have hit a ceiling of about 16% women, with little by way of national efforts by government or business to increase that number.
The challenges are well known: women in business continue to face a formidable gender gap for senior-leadership positions.
Moreover, there are fewer and fewer women at each step along the path to the C-suite, although they represent a majority of entry-level employees at Fortune 500 companies and outnumber men in college-graduation….
via Fostering women leaders: A fitness test for your top team | McKinsey & Company.
Great article by Annie McKee, a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, director of the PennCLO Executive Doctoral Program and co-author of Primal Leadership with Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis ,as well as Resonant Leadership and Becoming a Resonant Leader.
Think of the really great leaders you have known. Haven’t they all been exceptional in their ability to influence? What would you add to this?
Where is your focus?
Are you focusing your time, thoughts and energy in the right areas? In the right proportions?
This article addresses this so effectively, it could be a “must read” every morning for those of us who are striving for excellence. What are your thoughts?
Time, Energy and People – Your Three Biggest Assets | Finance Lights.
Great article on leadership. What a role model! Read it and learn. 🙂
I happen to know from my inside view, there really is a new G.M.
Have you noticed that those who most could use some help with their emotional intelligence are often the least likely to know it?
Here is a wonderful article on the subject that could help you or someone else shed some light on this. (Remember, unlike IQ, which is largely fixed, EI is something that can be learned and improved, often with the help of good tools and an excellent coach.)