Nathaniel Branden was a hero of mine when I was younger and he was working alongside Ayn Rand in the “Objectivist” movement. She used him as her ideal for the famous character John Galt in her novel Atlas Shrugged. Later, after his split with Rand, he became a well-known psychotherapist in California and a best-selling […]
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M&A (and other major business life events) are inherently disruptive. Although it will probably sound counterintuitive, these are times when leaders must balance the very real command-and-control requirements with overt expressions of empathy and understanding. It is the team members on both sides that will make it work, or not. A readily visible demonstration of
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In an earlier blog post (Make M&A & Other Difficult Transitions Work: Lead with Your Ears), I suggested a couple of communication tips for leaders interacting with employees in the midst of M&A and other disruptive organizational transitions. I wrote, “A couple of tips for leaders in these kinds of (one-on-one or group) communications. Be
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One of the dramatic elements in Will Keiper’s chapters in our upcoming book, THE LEADER and THE COACH, is how he embraces and illuminates the worldwide uncertainty leaders face today. Here are my thoughts on that from a coach’s perspective that I offered to Carolyn Freyer-Jones for her upcoming school: I like to remind myself
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Leaders cannot help but hear the “voice” in their heads that second-guesses everything they do. The voice that represents everything that could go wrong under their guidance and direction. It is a loud and persistent voice both for new leaders and for those forced out of their comfort zones (all of us). The voice speaks
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Attracting high-performing people to any endeavor is challenging. Keeping them is even more difficult. On average, 47 percent of high-performing employees left their companies in 2019, the year before the arrival of COVID-19. In 2021, over 47 million more citizens (just in the US) voluntarily quit their jobs. The replacement of high performers is an
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“Overnight success” is an oxymoron (or outright mischaracterization) in most cases. One of the most powerful contexts for this comes from the inimitable Bill Gates. “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into
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I was recently contacted by executive coach, interim leader, and outstanding change agent, Michelle DeAngelis, https://www.michelleinc.com/ about speaking to the leadership team of one of her clients on the topic of “scaling leadership.” This sent me on a search to understand why this was an important topic for the management of a global company with
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Sometimes you’re just not ready until you’re ready. Yes, Steve Chandler and I have written a new book together. It’s called The Leader and The Coach—The Art of Humanity in Leadership. And, yes, we believe it is timely, readable, and has at least one “nugget” for every leader and coach to discover and use right
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Will Keiper and I are in the final stages of completing a brand new book on leadership coaching. The title of our new book is The Leader & The Coach – The Art of Humanity in Leadership. It was a challenge and a thrill working with Will on this project because he took the voice
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