Steven Sonsino asked: Put people first. It’s the great cliche, isn’t it? When a business school professor like me asks you ‘what’s the most productive leadership style?’, you know the answer don’t you? Put people first. But if everyone knows the answer, why aren’t more people doing it? Why aren’t executives focused on motivating and […]
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Alvaro Castillo asked: Co-parenting may not come naturally to you, particularly if you’re a high-conflict couple or you’re still recovering from the nastiness of a divorce. Divorced parents need to make a concerted effort to keep their conflicts with each other separate from their relationship as co-parents to their child. Every year, 1 million U.S. […]
CMOE Team asked: What is Management Coaching’s Weakness? You have just finished a talk on how an employee must spend less time socializing and more time elevating her work in a coaching meeting. You’ve had this discussion before, albeit casually, and as a result, there has been no change. You have sat her down in […]
Ebohr Munoz asked: Common ground easily slips from view in conflict situations. Positions become exaggerated as each person aims to persuade or undermine. Not surprisingly, people will overlook areas of common interest, missing the opportunity to acknowledge, learn from and build upon what they already have in common. Building Common Ground By agreeing with a […]
Chris Henderson asked: In my experience most leadership team members spend a day a month meeting together and the other 29 days complaining about what a waste of time it was and how they aren’t talking about the ‘real issues’. Almost everyone I say that to cracks a wry smile. We’ve all seen it. Most […]
Alvaro Castillo asked: Co-parenting may not come naturally to you, particularly if you’re a high-conflict couple or you’re still recovering from the nastiness of a divorce. Divorced parents need to make a concerted effort to keep their conflicts with each other separate from their relationship as co-parents to their child. Every year, 1 million U.S. […]