Why is self-awareness in leadership so critical?
I’m fortunate to be an executive coach. As you might imagine, I get to see many different types of leaders and leadership styles. Take it from my more than 25 years of experience… it’s not easy being a leader! The set of skills and capabilities a leader needs today is always morphing AND expanding! Since […]
Leading with Purpose: Why & How
Over the past decade, many books and articles have been written on the topic of finding purpose. A simple Google search of the words, “Finding Purpose”, produces over one billion results. There is no doubt that purpose is an important and interesting topic for many people. As a leader, having a purpose and leading with […]
Top 6 Career Services People Want
Over the last few years, our website has received a little over 2,500 form submissions from people who were seeking help with their career. These submissions showed us some interesting trends about what career services people are seeking and consider engaging in. We found this data fascinating and want to share it with you. 2,500 […]
The perfect boss is called a leader
“The perfect boss”, you say? There’s no such thing! When we think of a “boss”, we think of someone who yells at you when you’re late, doesn’t solicit your opinions and isn’t very sensitive to your personal issues. Decades ago, this was the predominant management style. Today, things are starting to change. We’ve realized that […]
Leadership Development at the Growth Edge
As a coach, I regularly work with a coach myself for personal and professional development. We are currently working on a specific area of executive development for me. As we were talking about that specific area last week, I had the ‘aha moment’ when I realized the past behaviors I utilized in this specific area […]