Communication

In this age of a fast-paced, ever-changing business environment, the need for team engagement with collaboration has never been more crucial, but quality communication and connection continue to remain elusive in most business cultures. Because of the technology available to us, information travels at great speed. Truth, misinformation and assumptions also travel quickly. Without clear…

“Great bosses embrace a larger purpose–and help their employees embrace a larger purpose–because they know business isn’t just business. Business is personal. We all seek to find meaning in our personal and professional lives.” Author Unknown When you are a senior leader you are likely the one to encourage an environment that uses conscious leadership,…

In my last published article, How Can You Win by Sharing Challenges and Problems? I introduced our Collaborate Leadership, Four Meeting Model which gives leaders an alternative approach to the development of teams into collaborative and innovative units. This team approach gives organizations the advantage by incorporating individual leadership development as the connection, and alignment,…

In years past, it was often thought that working with the ability to partner as a strategic necessity was a ”soft skill”, something that could be pursued if time allowed. Now it is clear that increasing communication and connection is a necessary skill for leadership and for accomplishment.  This can change perceptions and can bring…

To effectively lead and be strategic from any role in your organization, you have to develop network relationships and partnerships. I was talking with a Vice President this week who is the leader of a global team in a large organization that has many teams involved with different functions of the business. In addition, her…

In my last article I talked about organizational change and the crucial stages of transition that create a more positive environment and greater buy-in. I received many comments about the essential ingredients for successful change, and it was enlightening and stimulating to see the thoughts that many are having about this. Our dialogue inspired me…

Last week I had the honor to be a leader of a 19-member team during the Women in Leadership Conference in San Francisco. We gathered every day for a couple of hours to digest the day and to begin the process of looking at leadership from a personal perspective as well as to use the…

A few years ago I was asked to coach the COO of a large regional bank. I was coaching the President, CEO, and several senior vice presidents on the leadership team. One of the COO’s goals for our coaching engagement was time management because he was consistently taking work home in the evenings and over…

I always think of this time of year as a new beginning. I think it comes from the many years I was a student and I always thought of this time as a new start where I was going to get new information, new awareness and become more personally effective. In my last post I…

How is it that days go by with certain priorities still looming and undone? My forthcoming book, Jumping From the I-pod to the We-Pod: Breaking Through the Barriers to Essential Collaboration is our format for making connection the number one tool for getting things done and projects completed. Leaders are expected to have ideas and…