leadership

Memo to Leaders

This extract from Susan Scott’s Book Fierce leadership tickled me. It’s frank, it’s funny and it’s real—a 10 point memo to today’s leaders. The only piece if advice not made explicit is this; get a coach. A confidential thinking partner to help you navigate the complexity of 21st century leadership. We all deserve some straight-talk on the challenges that leadership demands of us. […]

I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com

The Creative Art of Leadership

I was once married to a writer. It was not said explicitly but it was regularly inferred—he was the creative one—the artist—and I, as a pursuer of business, was the facts-figures-hard-core thinker. I knew it then and I am certain of it now—business is a creative pursuit. All businesses are dynamic, moving, growing (or shrinking), in a constant change of flux dependent on market conditions, resources, capital and the like. We, as leaders are the artists, the creators of the responses our businesses make and take in order to succeed. Our canvas is the marketplace, our palette is our people and our creativity is our own intellect. […]

I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com

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When are you Mature Enough to be a Leader?

Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Personal Branding

When are you Mature Enough to be a Leader?

Through a recent Executive Coaching intervention, I’ve been introduced to a group of pissed-off individuals [...]

From Learning to Accomplishment: 7 steps

When we’re wanting to change aspects of our personality or learn a new skill or new way of being, the task can seem daunting. Here is a lovely concept of consecutive modes of practice— an elegant 7 step process describing the evolution from learning to accomplishment. The idea is B.K.S. Iyengar’s—Master Yoga Teacher. Although Mr Iyengar designed the 7 steps to define our journey of mastery in yoga postures, it aptly relates to all learning processes; […]

I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com

The Authentic leadership Paradox Wheel

I am currently in coaching relationships with a number of leaders who need to make a shift from operational leadership to strategic leadership. This requires some paradigms shifts, to move from the place of working “in” the business, to working “on” the business. It’s a real challenge to take a hands-off approach when you are so familiar with a hands-on approach. I like to offer my clients different leadership perspectives that might help them to articulate and start to practice their leadership in a new way. One of the tools that has has been helpful in this process is The Authentic Leadership Paradox Wheel. […]

I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com

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Skills, Performance, Development or Free Agenda Coaching?

Executive Coaching

Skills, Performance, Development or Free Agenda Coaching?

Coaching is a valuable adjunct to most leader's performance. A highly personalized learning process, it [...]

Too much evidence Points to the Positive

All strengths can be overdone and it’s no a surprise to hear that on one of my client’s properties, people are starting to get irked by overdone positive messages. Of course, a dose of reality is important to temper the message but, before you throw out all your coaches and motivational influencers, take a look at the early research that propositions the notion that when you think and feel positively, positive things happen; […]

I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com