I assert the number one skill required of the CEO is Attitudinal Competence – the foundation and core skill for improving emotional intelligence as well as...
I assert the number one skill required of the CEO is Attitudinal Competence – the foundation and core skill for improving emotional intelligence as well as...
Photo by Hanny Naibaho on Unsplash Barry was walking around the large office space. As CEO it was his habit to ‘walk the floor’ regularly. He stopped at Sharyn’s desk because he noticed the glum look on her face. “Hi Sharyn, everything OK?’ he asked. Sharyn looked up with a tight smile “Hi Barry, yes all good.” Barry […]
After nearly two decades of providing my executive coaching service to leaders and executives across the workplace spectrum, I’m able to attest that the greatest cause of workplace dysfunction and poor performance is this: The inability to conduct difficult conversations in a timely manner That inability lies not only with leaders, managers, supervisors, but also […]
There is a ubiquitous crisis of leadership in the workplace. Gallup says 82% of managers are the wrong fit. Executives are both leaders and managers. They lead people and manage processes and things. We can’t manage people, we can only either lead them or not. Sadly, most executives are chosen, not for pre-existing leadership or […]
Are you shocked that Gallup says 82% of management hires are the wrong fit? The responsibility for that horrible statistic lies jointly with the company and their recruitment service provider. Resumes, referee checks and the usual interviews are not enough to make the right choice. Making the wrong choice is far worse than keeping the […]
Gary was a very competent and confident CEO. His people knew he was an expert and would mostly lead them down the right path. That however, didn’t stop them not trusting him. It didn’t stop good talent from leaving. The reason they didn’t trust Gary was that they felt Gary did not care for them. […]
When you consider the challenges facing all organisations today, there is no doubt that organisational agility, adaptability and resilience is essential if the organisation is to thrive. That means the leadership must be agile, adaptable and resilient as well, if not firstly. How to become more agile, adaptable and resilient then becomes the key question. […]
Ever since Daniel Goleman published his 1985 book Emotional Intelligence – why it can matter more than IQ – a debate has raged over the value and importance of emotional intelligence without resolution. Wikipedia carries this definition: Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and […]