Give autonomy to your people, support independence, shake up your talent management approach. This isn’t news. We live in a human capital era marked by the term “The Great Resignation”. In fact, as many as 4.5 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs in 2021 alone. But this blog post is not about the reasons…
Metaphors are one of my favorite coaching tools. Not just because they drive learning and raise awareness in a coaching session. But because using metaphors can drive motivation to adopt new behaviors. Recently, I had the following conversation with one of my clients: “You know, I couldn’t resist the feeling until I gave it a…
Last night, the following sentence came to me in my sleep: “Every tree needs to be trimmed.” I didn’t immediately start to analyze it. I don’t usually do that with metaphors that come to me on their own. But I also knew that this particular metaphor wasn’t just a random thought that popped into my…
Change is necessary when doing business. But, does frequent shifting in directions and changing of priorities always help us in reaching our goals? Throughout my career, I have seen more than a few great strategies fail. And the reason for that failure was, almost exclusively, the inability of the leader to resist changing objectives and…
No matter your professional role, you must remember that feedback plays a crucial part in doing daily business. Without it, there’s no growth – neither for companies nor for their people. And while, in business, we often associate feedback with performance evaluation, we must learn to understand that it’s actually an integral part of all…
How Metaphors Can Help You Practice Effective Communication When we think about communication, be it personal or professional, we often focus on asking the right questions or providing adequate answers. But the thing is, there’s one step in between those two. And that’s the art of listening and understanding. The reality of things is…
How Asking Questions that Drive Success Can Help You Run Your Business More Effectively When running your business, leading your team, or consulting with clients, you’ll find that the questions you ask will affect the success of all of your undertakings. In fact, the questions you ask impact every single growth aspect of your business.…
Are You a Team Leader? Then Let Me Ask You: What Type of Questions Are You Asking Your Team Members? Think about it. The leaders who are best at managing people are always those who put in the effort to master the skill of crafting questions. Knowing how to make inquiries and when to do…
Leveraging the Power of Seeking the Right Answers The path of change is one we often take. Most often, it’s connected to the many aspects of our lives – our work, education, relationships. Sometimes, it takes us on a journey of self-discovery. Other times, it prompts us to alter our habits. There are times…
How does a good leader become a great one? There are many things that can help you become a good leader. And just as many that could drive you to become a great one. If you ask me, the most important thing is to kiss your ego goodbye. We often hear managers complaining about…