Category Archives: Leadership & Executive Coaching

COVID-19 Liability Protection Laws Provide False Sense of Security to Business Leaders

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Those Covid-19 Liability Protection Laws your state passed won’t prevent liabilities! Continue reading

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Minimizing COVID-19 Liabilities in the Workplace

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The most frequently asked pandemic-related questions I get from employers reflect their desire to minimize legal liabilities and the financial burdens associated with them. The pandemic is bringing a surge of typical employment-related lawsuits (ie. discrimination,  retaliation, etc.)  as well … Continue reading

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HR Tips for Managing Work Comp & Injury Expenses

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In most states, employers are legally required to carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance, although that requirement may be contingent upon the size of the business. It protects the company in the event that an employee is injured on the job and … Continue reading

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Five Ways to Embrace Change and Enhance Personal Well-Being at Work & Beyond

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      “In any given moment, we have two options:  to step forward into growth, or back into safety.” – Abraham Maslow One doesn’t need to look very far to see how fast our society has been changing. No … Continue reading

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The Board of Directors, Governance & The Talent Shortage

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The governance role prescribed to the board of directors increasingly includes the need to manage risks associated with talent management.  The urgency to do so is perpetuated by labor market forecasts that continue to highlight an emerging and increasing “talent … Continue reading

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Leadership And The ROI of Employee Training Programs

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Corporate Training is on the Rise! With corporate employee development programs on the rise, there’s good reason to want the biggest return on your training investment!    According to Forbes,  spending on corporate training has grown to over $70 billion in … Continue reading

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The Art of Embracing Employee Resistance During “Staff Meetings”!

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Whether you call them “staff meetings” or “team meetings”, delivering information is one of the most important functions of a manager! Your credibility as a leader can be established or diminished based on how well you deliver both good and bad news. … Continue reading

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Attention Supervisors: Hold Employees Accountable! No Excuses!

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The supervisors who are all too eager to jump on poor performance unfairly are usually the ones who come to mind when we think of “toxic supervisors”. However, poor morale, high turnover, incompetence and preventable expenses spread like wild fire … Continue reading

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Research & the ROI of Leadership Coaching!

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“The goal of coaching is the goal of good management: that is – to make the most of an organization’s valuable resources.”          — Harvard Business Review “Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance.  It is helping … Continue reading

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A Consultant or a Leadership Coach: What’s The Difference?

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In my mission to unlock an organization’s potential and optimize employee performance, I provide consulting and leadership coaching in addition to leadership training.  I often get asked what the difference is between a leadership coach and a consultant. What would … Continue reading

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Optimizing the Board’s Role in Employee Development!

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Ensuring that an organization has systems to sustain long and short term growth is a major function of the nonprofit board of directors.  Enjoying  some immunity from the potential deleterious effects of  the external environment is necessary if a board … Continue reading

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Unleash “Self-Awareness” & Bring On Effective Leadership!

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The art of how leaders make decisions has been the subject of academic studies for years.  The myriad of leadership studies all have the following in common:  Much of what affects the decisions we make, occurs at a very deep … Continue reading

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Strategic Considerations for the Economic “Upturn”

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  Strategic Considerations for the Economic “Upturn” Since the onset of the 2007-2009 recession, employers have had to make a myriad of difficult decisions in order to keep their doors opened for business.  With the effects of the longest economic … Continue reading

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Leadership Coaching: Your Weapon in the War for Talent

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Beware!  Just when you need your top performers the most, recent research indicates that they’re waiting for the job market to improve so that they can leave your company! According to a recent study, 32% of US Workers were seriously … Continue reading

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