Managing a complex merger integration and keeping your sponsors and key stakeholders engaged is hard enough. So what are you supposed to do when your sponsors don’t get along with each other? How do you keep the multiple workstreams on…
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Reinvention & Resilience in Times of Crisis
When things are fine, we rarely think about innovation or doing things differently. “We’ve always done it this way,” “it works,” and “business as usual” are the norm during normal times. I don’t define fine as “fine” though. Quite frankly,…
Posted in reinvention Tagged with: breakdowns, breakthrough results, Coronavirus, innovation, Management, recalibration, recovery, reflection, refocus, Reinvention, resilience, setbacks
Vacation: The True Sign of a Great Leader
As summer quickly comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the many different leaders I have the privilege of coaching these days. One of whom actually took an extended 4-week vacation this summer, and another who worked her…
Posted in business, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Leadership, people, Performance Improvement, success, Uncategorized, Vacation, Value Tagged with: coaching, executive coaching, Leadership, Management, Motivation, personal growth, productivity, workplace
The 4 P’s Of Executive Gold
Eight years ago, I wrote a blog post entitled “The 4 P’s of Olympic Gold”. The article was inspired by Shaun White’s amazing Gold medal performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Anybody who watched the Men’s Halfpipe competition…
Posted in Accomplishment, Accountability, Achievement, Action, Action Planning, business, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Innovation, success Tagged with: coaching, executive coaching, Leadership, Management, Motivation, productivity
What To Do about Millennial Mania
Let’s be clear. This article is not about what’s wrong with Millennials, how we can get rid of them, or even how we can change them. I’ve stayed out of the Millennial fray for years now because I don’t think…
Posted in Coaching, Executive Coaching, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Managing Performance, Milennials, success, Succession Planning Tagged with: executive coaching, Leadership, Management, millenials, Organization Development, organizational culture, social networking, strategic planning, success, Succession planning, transformation, workplace
Recruiting & Retaining Workforce America’s Top Talent in 2018
With unemployment rates falling across the United States since the tail end of the Great Recession, recruitment and retention of top talent has become a critical issue for many business leaders. Unemployment in nearly all our 50 States is under…
Posted in business, Change management, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Innovation, Leadership, Recognition Programs, Recruiting, Recruitment, success, Talent, Talent Management Tagged with: coaching, executive coaching, Jeremy Lurey, Management, Organization Development, recruitment, retention, strategic planning
Seven Ways Great Leaders Overcome Setbacks & Build Resiliency
Have you ever tried to force yourself back into the swing of things after a setback? I’ve experienced plenty of setbacks – what I’ve come to call “woe is me moments” – in my life. Almost every leader does from…
Posted in Accelerated workplace, Accomplishment, business, Change management, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Leadership, success, Uncategorized Tagged with: authenticity, coaching, executive coaching, high-potential leaders, Jeremy Lurey, Leadership, Management, personal development, personal growth, success
CliffsNotes Guide To Managing the Ones Who Used To Be Your Peers
I still remember the first time I was promoted into a senior leadership position and all of a sudden had a couple of my best friends reporting to me. Weird, awkward, difficult, and challenging are all words that immediately come…
Posted in Boss, Bosses, Coaching, Direct Reports, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Next-Generation Leader, NextGen Leader, Peers, Promotion, Senior Management, Transition Tagged with: boss, coaching, direct reports, executive coaching, Leadership, Management, Next Generation leaders, NextGen Leaders, peers, promotion, senior management, transition
So How Do You Manage People You Never (or Even Rarely) See?
You don’t! OK, that’s sort of a trick question because I don’t believe in managing people per se. In my experience, management is all about planning, budgeting, directing, and controlling work efforts. Leadership, on the other hand, is more about…
Posted in Management, Remote Coaching, Remote Workers, Virtual Leadership, Virtual Teams Tagged with: Management, remote coaching, remote workers, virtual leadership, Virtual teams
Taking a Break to Recharge: An Organizational Imperative for a Sustainable Future
Summer has quickly come and gone again, so it must be time to dig in and get back to work, right? Wrong! In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing business environment, business leaders must continually make “getting away” an organizational imperative to ensure…
Posted in Employee Benefits, Leadership, Management Practice, organizational culture, productivity Tagged with: Employee Benefits, Leadership, Management, organizational culture, productivity
