Integrative Leadership Strategies
leadership INSIGHTS
What to Do About Other People
Clients often bring to coaching dilemmas involving other people. What those other people might think, what they did that was absurd, how to have a conversation in which the other person will actually listen, etc. In his book, Reboot, Jerry Colonna devotes a whole chapter to “the irrational other.”
Three Techniques for Asking Powerful Questions
If you want to truly find out what your people are thinking about something, open-ended questions will get you there fastest. Even though you may feel like you’re meandering, the person answering the question is steering where they want it to go.
Cultivating Inspiration - Making Space for Ourselves
It's June - the beginning of summer and the end of a year of confusion, anxiety, loneliness, lockdown, and turmoil. There is an optimism in the air with new beginnings.
This One's For You, Ladies!
Ok, time for some personal talk. This one is for you, my lady friends. How does your monthly cycle affect your leadership strategy? Or your presence? Or your mindset? I’ve talked before about managing our energy as the key to managing our time and achieving balance.
To Hell with Back-to-Back Meetings! (A Rant)
It's pretty much physically impossible to leave one meeting and arrive at another at the same time. And what about your biological needs after sitting in a chair staring at a screen for an hour?
How to Get Relaxed Attentiveness in Your Team
Relaxed attentiveness is what you’ll see in a team that is doing its best thinking together. Team members exhibit a state of relaxation, not anxiety, and a calm attentiveness — they’re not multitasking.
Wish You Had More Time? What "Time Management" Really Means
There is no managing of time, really. Time management is one of those elusive leadership phrases that, when you pull back the curtain, nothing appears to be there because we can’t actually control time - it just happens.
Three Ways to Increase Team Cohesion
Cohesion, when referring to a team, may be one of those words that is starting to get worn out, kind of like “authentic” is in the leadership space. But I still love it. Cohesion refers to the sense that each team member has of how connected they and others are to the whole.
Five Decision Rules for More Decision-Making Clarity
What does it actually mean for a team to make a decision, or “agree” on something? Lack of clarity around decision making is all-too pervasive, so let’s unpack your options for decision rules. ‘Decision rules’ are the threshold by which a decision is deemed “made.”
Say It Out Loud
I've been thinking lately about the power that comes from saying something out loud. It's one of the many reasons coaching can make a difference. As I think back in my life, the feelings about phases I was going through stick in my memory because I had voiced them to a friend, colleague, or coach at the time.