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Feedback? Feed-Forward . . . Telling Your Family Business Leaders What You Really Think!

I like to think of feedback more like “feed-forward.” You’ve seen the concept of “pay it forward” in movies and commercials over the years, and feedback can have the same effect. When offered with the right intention and skills, feedback

Posted in Coaching, Commitment, Constructive Feedback, corrective action, Development Dimensions International, Executive Coaching, Family, Family Business, Family Business Leaders, Family Business Owner, family relationships, Leadership, Leadership Skills, Negative Feedback, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Pay It Forward, STAR Model

Learning from a Legend: Letterman’s Legacy on Succession Planning

After 33 years on the air and over 6,000 shows, David Letterman is now the longest-serving late-night talk show host in TV history. He started “Late Show with David Letterman” in the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City for

Posted in Baby Boomers, Chief Executive, Leadership Succession, Leadership Transition, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Organization, Retirement, Retiring, Succession, Succession Planning Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Plus Delta’s CEO Leads Succession Planning Workshop at Alliant International University

With 10,000 Baby Boomers reaching retirement age every day, succession planning has never been more important than in today’s multi-generational workforce. Unfortunately, there are not nearly enough GenX or Millennial leaders available to fill those shoes. In addition, those who

Posted in Baby Boomers, GenX, Milennials, Multigenerational workforce, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Retirement, Succession, Succession Planning, Workshop Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Plus Delta’s CEO Leads “Succession Planning: Strategies for Leveraging a Multigenerational Workforce” Webinar for Association Leaders

Your organization likely employs multiple generations of employees, from Baby Boomers to Millennials. With such diversity, how can you find and coach your next generation of leaders? Which of their widely varying skills and motivations should be developed to have

Posted in Association Trends, Baby Boomers, Diversity, Lessons Learned, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Succession, Succession Planning, Transition, Webinar Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Why Your Family Doesn’t Belong in Your Boardroom!

I’m a big fan of “Take Your Child to Work Day”. I’m even an advocate for creating family-friendly cultures at work and treating everyone – especially line staff – like family. What I’m not a fan of is bringing family

Posted in Executive Boardroom, Family, Family Business, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Organization, Shareholders, Work Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Plus Delta Recognized as Best Management Consulting Firm for Driving Greater Value for Clients

Wealth & Finance International’s 2014 Wealth & Money Management Awards commend those working within the investment and financial services community from asset managers, wealth managers, private bankers and financial planners to brokers, banks, family offices, financial advisory firms and consultants.

Posted in Baby Boomers, Coaching, Consultants, Executive Coaching, Family Business, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Retirement, Succession Planning Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Why Group Coaching May Be Better than One-on-One!

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been fortunate enough to participate in a few different group coaching efforts. A Chief Executive peer support group with @Vistage. An Action Learning Group for the Bay Area OD Network. (Read The Power

Posted in BAodn, Coaching, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Group Coaching, Group Learning, Group Workshop, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Vistage, Vistage International Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

CliffsNotes Guide To Managing the Ones Who Used To Be Your Peers

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

Posted in Boss, Bosses, Coaching, Direct Reports, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Peers, Promotion, Senior Management, Transition Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Plus Delta CEO Jeremy Lurey Talks Succession Planning on ExitCoach Radio

With nearly 10,000 Baby Boomers reaching retirement age every day, many business owners need to seriously consider who will succeed them as President or CEO in the not-too-distant future. Other business leaders simply need to build healthy pipelines of Next

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Succession Planning Webinar: “Strategies for Leveraging a Multigenerational Workforce”

Your organization likely employs multiple generations of employees, from Baby Boomers to Millennials. With such diversity, how can you find and coach your next generation of leaders? Which of their widely varying skills and motivations should be developed to have the

Posted in Baby Boomers, Diversity, Lessons, Lessons Learned, Milennials, Multigenerational workforce, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Succession, Succession Planning, Webinar

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