Coaching Leaders by Asking Questions The best coaches lead by asking questions, engaging executives in the feedback, and driving to specific plans for improvement. Feedback results in development only if the leader a) understands the feedback, b) appreciates its importance, c) identifies specific actions that will lead to improvement, d) makes a commitment…
Small Steps to Build Trust Leave Big Footprints in the Workforce by Mastering These Small Steps What do Augustus Caesar, George Washington, Gandhi, and Jack Welch have in common? All of these great leaders mastered the small steps of building trust among their superiors, peers, and followers. Trust is what drove their greatness,…
Don’t Build Your Company Culture – Manage It! If you have an interest in Organizational Development and related topics, you’ve probably noticed an uptick in articles on “How to build a great company culture in # simple steps!”. The promise is that by following those steps, you’ll make your organization’s culture…
Coaching Leaders by Asking Powerful Questions Feedback results in development only if the leader Understands the feedback Appreciates its importance Identifies specific actions that will lead to improvement Makes a commitment to these actions and Follows through on these plans Coaches can be instrumental in this process. The best coaches lead executives while allowing the…
Why Leaders Need 360 Feedback 360 degree assessment, a formal, structured process for soliciting feedback from coworkers, has grown in popularity throughout the U.S. and abroad. The process provides valuable insight that individuals typically cannot gain from informal conversation with coworkers. Compared to information feedback, 360 feedback offers the following advantages: More Openness…
The Golden Ticket Think of your last vacation. Before the pool side margaritas, you bought a ticket. And there weren’t only the 18 holes that came along with it. There were specific rates, options for foreign countries, different fees for different airports, you could change or cancel a ticket; all with just a few…
The Company Heard of sequestration lately? Think it’s highly political in Congress? Well, these headlines mean a lot more for Lockheed Martin than a water cooler topic of discussion. As the military shifts to a more mobile format, companies that support and supply the military have to shift as well. Lockheed Martin is the…
In many organizations, making the decision to implement a 360 program is easy. Once the decision has been made, however, it doesn’t take long for organizations to become overwhelmed by the myriad of options facing them. The purpose of this document is to cover key information for planning the implementation of a 360 program. …
Trust is at the heart of employee engagement, productivity, creativity and sustainable business as a whole. When employees feel they can trust their organization and their leaders, it’s easier for them to also feel aligned to the company’s mission, its products and their work. Building and maintaining trust starts with leaders. Leaders who aren’t…
Follow-up Effectiveness Study After both parts of this study were completed, the results showed that a huge majority of leaders (95%) were now perceived as responding to their direct reports and/or doing at least a “little follow-up.” More than half of the leaders (55%) did “consistent” follow-up and approximately a third (31%) did frequent…