Those of you who know me well know that I live in the heart of San Francisco and that I am a passionate Giants fan! A few of you have encouraged me to write about the Giants’ recent World Series victory, particularly, what lessons from the Giants’ World Series run can be applied to corporate leadership?
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MORE“Stay curious, my friends!” is my new favorite slogan, what I envision the “most-interesting-man-in-the-world” saying if he wasn’t selling beer. I sure love those Dos Equis’ ads, even though I am not a big beer drinker. Perhaps it is because I secretly want to be the “most-interesting-woman-in-the-world.” Or maybe it is because when I hear the latest version of these ads, I literally laugh out loud –- even though I am alone in my car. Dos Equis’ ad agency deserves an award for their creativity; and I appreciate that they are putting a magnifier on curiosity!
Curiosity is free! Curiosity is a mindset! And curiosity is the antidote to the unrelenting uncertainty that has become the norm in business today. Curiosity increases our ability to be empathetic in a variety of situations and open to others’ ideas. Think of being a stranger in a foreign country. Our ability to flex, adapt, and see things differently in a foreign country is analogous to dealing with uncertain times in this new strange world of business.
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MOREEffective leadership, a strong strategic focus, and the nimbleness to engage in rapid business transformation are critical. These qualities will enable individual companies and the entire industry to thrive in an emerging, chaotic environment. Given the state of the industry, what will it take to win from a leadership and strategy standpoint?
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MOREWhat are the differences between a seasoned, experienced coach and a novice? Whether you are currently engaged in leadership coaching or entertaining the possibility, here’s what you should look for when contracting with an executive coach. Don’t let yourself be a victim of “bad coaches that happen to good people.”
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MOREHow do you lead your company to success— even in difficult times? Get the essential strategies to equip your company to do more with less in this Special Report. This article not only addresses the balance of productivity and innovation, it also goes into detail on practical how-to’s: you will learn details on how to embed productivity and innovation into your organization, which will, in turn, increase your resiliency.
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MOREThree weeks ago, I sat with a coaching client who was “lost.” Normally, J.J., a vice president for a high-tech company, is the consummate high-potential leader: a glass-half full kind of guy, a cheerleader for his team, extremely loyal to his boss and his boss’s boss, tireless in his work ethic, and a constant problem-solver. On this particular day, however, the inordinate amount of organizational turmoil he was facing had finally gotten him down. He and his colleagues were running out of good things to say about their company, which had been through a series of devastating internal and external changes, including a reduction in force, bad public relations, and constant re-organizations. J.J. was disappointed in the company’s leadership and in himself for feeling so bad; still, he thought he should “hang in there.”
In the four coaching sessions prior to this one, we had done a lot of problem solving about his team. In those sessions, I noticed he was focused much more on others than himself, and I sensed that he was not ready to talk about his feelings or his spirit. So we talked about practical matters: how to spin bad news to good news with his team, what information he could share with them that wouldn’t get him in trouble, and how he could spend more time with his wife and kids.
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MOREMore often than not a company’s success is tied to the strong leadership skills of the person at the helm. A company’s success is tied to the strong leadership skills of the person at the helm. That person can lead his colleagues to success, but it is also true that a company’s fortunes can follow those of a leader who believes they have things under control, only later to be blindsided by mistakes they don’t realize they are making. Learn the common traits shared by failed leaders.
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MOREYou regularly spend time on how best to market your products and services to customers and internal clients. Likewise, you probably spend time on customizing your products and services to best meet your customers’ needs. What about your organization’s culture? How do you differentiate your culture in order to recruit the top talent that makes up your most important resource – your people? No matter what type of organization you are in, putting time into recruiting and developing top talent must be a strong leadership message from managers and executives. Find out why people join organizations and effective ways to develop your employees, including ITM Coaching™.
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