Regardless whether you are in a professional setting or at home you are constantly required to talk, to share information, to answer questions, to influence others, to sell your ideas. It is not just about long public speeches. It is… Read More ›
Leadership
Allow your team to fail
As a leader using coaching approach to managing people you need to be comfortable with the concept of failure. We as human beings are not perfect and each of us makes mistakes that may lead to failure. If you follow… Read More ›
Let the team win
Had you ever struggled with motivating your team and creating a sense of ownership for a brand new initiative that you came up with? Did you feel like you have to explain everything in a big detail and the team… Read More ›
Is coaching for everyone?
In a post “Coaching approach to leading people” I talked about how to manage people using coaching approach. One question that I sometimes get is whether that approach works for everyone. The simple answer is “yes.” Coaching approach is something… Read More ›
Lack of time is just an illusion!
Time management. One of the basic skills you are required to master when moving up the ladder to management positions and in fact in any professional role at all. There are hundreds of books written on the topic (only on… Read More ›
Mentoring by telling stories
One of the most powerful ways to get people to do something new and great is to share stories. Storytelling is art old thousands of years and it can work miracles if done right. As Steve Denning points out in… Read More ›
So you’ve got a remote team. Tricky… part III.
Over the last two weeks I gave you an idea of what questions to ask when building a global organization (So you’ve got a remote team. Tricky… part I.) and how the right mindset is the key to that effort… Read More ›
You’ve got the right guy… in the wrong job
It happens all the time. You hire the best and the brightest, you provide them the means to do a great job, to learn and to grow. Then the day comes you feel like your best individual contributor deserves a… Read More ›
So you’ve got a remote team. Tricky… part II.
Last week in article So you’ve got a remote team. Tricky… part I. I outlined some of the questions you should be asking yourself when managing remote teams. At the end I identified three areas of focus: mindset, communication and… Read More ›
Toastmasters: a fun way how to improve your leadership and communication skills
There comes a day in a life of any professional when we are asked to give a speech, present our idea, offer an opinion, provide feedback, facilitate a meeting, or show a vision to our teams. In short, we are… Read More ›
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