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December
2012
Have You Done Your Personal Year-end Review?
This month I’ve talked with many of my clients about the year-end reviews they’re doing for their direct reports, as well as the year-end reviews they’re getting from their bosses. Hopefully, December isn’t the only time of the year they’re giving and getting feedback, but for many organizations, year-end reviews still mark the ‘official’ feedback... Read More
27
November
2012
Do you need a Personal Board of Directors?
Last week I participated in a well-run board meeting led by a smart woman who knows she benefits from the input of other smart people. Suzanne, not her real name but a real person, is ready to make some big life changes so she’s calling on her Personal Board of Directors. She intentionally put her... Read More
31
October
2012
What do Halloween and executive presence have in common?
Happy Halloween! It’s not often you get to tie executive coaching to one of the most important days of the year for kids. On Halloween, we think of ghosts, goblins, and gremlins. In coaching we sometimes face some scary things too, including our own gremlins — those negative thoughts we have inside our head that... Read More
03
October
2012
What is Executive Presence..and what can you do about yours?
Last week I talked with a group of women leaders about what differentiates a great leader from a good leader. Not surprisingly lots of things were mentioned — many focused on a leader’s ability to set and enroll others in her vision and communicate credibility and connect powerfully with others. But the thing that got... Read More