I still remember the first time I was promoted into a senior leadership position and all of a sudden had a couple of my best friends reporting to me. Weird, awkward, difficult, and challenging are all words that immediately come…
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CliffsNotes Guide To Managing the Ones Who Used To Be Your Peers
Posted in Boss, Bosses, Coaching, Direct Reports, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Peers, Promotion, Senior Management, Transition Tagged with: boss, coaching, direct reports, executive coaching, Leadership, Management, Next Generation leaders, NextGen Leaders, peers, promotion, senior management, transition
Seeking Clarity Instead of Taking it so Personally
Sometimes, it can be hard not to take someone’s comments personally. Let’s face it. It’s human nature to hear something, process that information quickly, and then make a snap judgment about what it really means. Unfortunately, not everything we hear…
Posted in CEO, Coaching, Direct Reports, Executive Coaching, Leader, Uncategorized Tagged with: Business Leader, Direct Supervisor, Emotions, Judgment, Trigger, Vice President
3 Simple Questions and the Most Impactful Management Tool You’ll Ever See!
One of the simplest and most impactful management tools I’ve ever seen is the Stop-Start-Continue framework. It’s so powerful and easy to use that I’ve used it quite successfully in my own business as well as with all of my…
