Leadership 5/8

Oct 7, 20142 min read

Powerful Internal Leaders Need Alliance Management Skills

Wikipedia defines an alliance as “an arrangement between two [parties] that have decided to share resources to undertake a specific,...

Group Coaching: Expanding the Coaching Conversation

Susan Shapiro

Sep 30, 20142 min read

Group Coaching: Expanding the Coaching Conversation

This is a guest post by Jennifer Britton. Organizations are increasingly looking to expand opportunities for learning and development...

How Leaders Can Encourage Accountability

Susan Shapiro

Sep 23, 20143 min read

How Leaders Can Encourage Accountability

Culture starts at the top. If you manage people, then you must do it well. The only way to do this is to expect every person who works...

Back to School Lesson for Leaders: 9 Predictors of Employee Success

Susan Shapiro

Sep 2, 20143 min read

Back to School Lesson for Leaders: 9 Predictors of Employee Success

In the fall as students head back to school, I am often reminded of an article I read several years ago in the Dallas Morning News...

10 Ways to Work Successfully with Generation Y Co-Workers

Susan Shapiro

Aug 26, 20143 min read

10 Ways to Work Successfully with Generation Y Co-Workers

This is a guest post by Nikki Baulisch, a Generation Y employee. © Picture-Factory – Fotolia.com Refrain from talking to them...

A Better Approach to Annual Performance Evaluations

Susan Shapiro

Aug 5, 20143 min read

A Better Approach to Annual Performance Evaluations

Summer is the time of year when many organizations conduct their annual performance evaluations. As a manager, you may procrastinate...

The Benefits of Getting Out of Our Comfort Zone

Susan Shapiro

Jul 29, 20141 min read

The Benefits of Getting Out of Our Comfort Zone

What a workout! Not only was it fun, the time flew buy and it was a great cardio, arm and leg workout. I felt fantastic after that hour....

How to Attract, Hire, and Retain Millennial Talent

Susan Shapiro

Jul 22, 20144 min read

How to Attract, Hire, and Retain Millennial Talent

This is a guest post by Scott Span, MSOD, of Tolero Solutions. In fact – Millennials, or they can be referred to as Gen Y (or Gen C or...

Susan Shapiro

Jul 15, 20142 min read

A Blind Spot Can Hide Behind a Strength

Right now I am working with an organization that is in the throes of huge change with new senior leadership, new vision and a new...

Planning Your Next All-Hands Meeting? Learn What Not To Do

Susan Shapiro

Jun 24, 20143 min read

Planning Your Next All-Hands Meeting? Learn What Not To Do

Leadership Lessons From the Animal Kingdom

Susan Shapiro

Jun 17, 20143 min read

Leadership Lessons From the Animal Kingdom

This post was inspired by a conversation with a client, who also happens to be a bird keeper with an aviary in his backyard. He is a...

Gardening Is The Best Metaphor For Leadership

Susan Shapiro

Jun 10, 20142 min read

Gardening Is The Best Metaphor For Leadership

Susan Shapiro

May 20, 20142 min read

How to Bring Corporate Values to Life

What makes a company like Zappos so attractive to investors, employees and customers? Looking at their website, you can clearly see the...

Susan Shapiro

May 6, 20143 min read

Top 10 Signs of Executive Presence

It may surprise you to hear that you don’t have to be outspoken to exude executive presence. I coach many introverts who have great...

Susan Shapiro

Apr 15, 20142 min read

Encouraging Diversity of Thought

Too often in the workplace we overlook the power of diversity of thought. Many times we shy away from those who have differing opinions...

Susan Shapiro

Apr 1, 20143 min read

Are you a data dog?

We hear about data and metrics every day: Instructors measure class evaluations, checklists get followed, the runner tracks her personal...

How John Wood Uses Proven Business Practices to Change the World

Susan Shapiro

Mar 25, 20143 min read

How John Wood Uses Proven Business Practices to Change the World

At a local event in Dallas, I was fortunate to hear John Wood, former Microsoft executive, and founder and board chair of Room to Read....

7 Ways to Improve Meeting Facilitation and Get More Done

Susan Shapiro

Mar 6, 20142 min read

7 Ways to Improve Meeting Facilitation and Get More Done

Authentic Appreciation: Leadership Lessons From the Hubble Telescope

Susan Shapiro

Feb 28, 20142 min read

Authentic Appreciation: Leadership Lessons From the Hubble Telescope

Technical professionals tend to assume that people are self-contained and don’t need much appreciation. The truth is that we all need...

Susan Shapiro

Jan 31, 20142 min read

Coachability Checklist

You may think a coach can help, and yes, an International Coach Federation (ICF) certified coach can be of great service. But how do you...

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