Using Emotions and Visions to Motivate Change
How you affect a person's biochemistry is important to motivation. This post teaches how to use emotions and visions to motivate committed action.
View ArticleThe One Thing That Can Change Everything
No matter how many things you do to make people happy, there is only one thing that works for everyone. But the one thing that can change everything — in our work, our relationships, and our lives — is...
View ArticleHow to Increase Your Empathy
You already have empathy but you might have forgotten how to access it. This post gives you steps to regain and strengthen your empathy to improve your coaching, leadership, and relationship skills.
View ArticleHow to Respond When Someone Is Emotional
If you back away from someone's emotions, you miss the opportunity to help them move forward. Here are tips for dealing with a variety of emotions that could emerge in your conversations.
View Article7 Ways to Use Your Power
No matter your position at work or in life, you can access different types of power other than the power that comes with a title or wealth. Which types of power are you using?
View ArticleConvincing vs. Influencing: Which one do you tend to do?
Convincing and influencing are different; one has a negative outcome, the other positive. To change minds you must influence their thinking by doing these 4 things.
View ArticleWhat Does It Take to Achieve Mastery?
Mastery is the deepening of presence, not the perfection of skills. You must learn how to clear your mind and use emotions to achieve "full-body" presence to master any sport, performing art, or...
View ArticleWhat is Psychological Safety and How You Can Psychologically Create It
I teach leadership for a global corporation that starts each day with a “Safety Moment.” The exercise is designed to decrease physical accidents. When I try to teach these leaders to engage in...
View ArticleLearning Leadership Skills is a Waste of Time
If you are questioning whether you have what it takes to be a leader, the last thing you want to do is enroll in a training class. And please don’t read another leadership book thinking that will help....
View ArticleWhen Spending Time With People Gets in the Way
Have you ever felt you had so much to get done you didn’t have time to spend with people? The emails, calls and knocks on the door make you cringe. Spending time with people gets in the way of what...
View ArticleThe Easiest Way to Sabotage Your Success
Before you read this or any other article on leadership or coaching success, go for a walk. You can’t give good feedback, inspire others, facilitate new ideas, or strategize your way out of a paper bag...
View ArticleThe Greatest Fear Effective Leaders Have
I find effective leaders around the world plagued by the same fear: I must fix people or I am a bad leader. This post teaches how to override this crippling belief.
View ArticleHow to Increase Your Empathy
You already have empathy but you might have forgotten how to access it. This post gives you steps to regain and strengthen your empathy to improve your coaching, leadership, and relationship skills....
View ArticleHow to Respond When Someone Is Emotional
If you back away from someone's emotions, you miss the opportunity to help them move forward. Here are tips for dealing with a variety of emotions that could emerge in your conversations. The post How...
View Article7 Ways to Use Your Power
I heard Pattie Sellers, a former editor for Fortune magazine, speak on the topic of power. Pattie had been responsible for creating Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women list for nearly two decades. She...
View ArticleConvincing vs. Influencing: Which one do you tend to do?
Convincing and influencing are different; one has a negative outcome, the other positive. To change minds you must influence their thinking by doing these 4 things. The post Convincing vs. Influencing:...
View ArticleWhat Does It Take to Achieve Mastery?
Mastery is the deepening of presence, not the perfection of skills. You must learn how to clear your mind and use emotions to achieve "full-body" presence to master any sport, performing art, or...
View ArticleDo You Have the Courage to Sabotage Your Success?
Which route to success is better for you? 1) exceeding goals and expectations or 2) challenging your goals and expectations to create something better. The first option can lead to satisfaction,...
View ArticleWhat is Psychological Safety and How You Can Psychologically Create It
I teach leadership for a global corporation that starts each day with a “Safety Moment.” The exercise is designed to decrease physical accidents. When I try to teach these leaders to engage in...
View ArticleLearning Leadership Skills is a Waste of Time
If you are questioning whether you have what it takes to be a leader, the last thing you want to do is enroll in a training class. And please don’t read another leadership book thinking that will help....
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