The IMPACT Encyclopedia
Articles Filed Under: Executive Coaching
April 29, 2010
Your pillows can be almost any colour of blue
I was in a meeting with a client and we were discussing his plans to make some changes in his organization. He knew exactly the steps that needed to be…
executive coaching, leadership, business strategy, strategy execution, managing change, change
February 06, 2010
Beware the Second Wave
This week I spoke with four people who have lost faith in their organizations. All four are successful. All four have very valuable and difficult to replace skill sets and business contacts. All four are feeling disaffected and not supported.…
executive coaching, business strategy, leading in a downturn, strategy execution, change, organizational effectiveness, transition
August 28, 2009
How To Be ‘Coachable’
Not everyone is in a position to benefit from coaching. Like the author Steve Roesler says, it can be like dragging a spouse to couple’s counseling “in hope the counselor can fix the spouse.”
Learn how to identify…
career management, peer or team coaching, coaching, executive coaching
December 02, 2008
Change is good. Even when it is bad.
Some would call me "the eternal optimist". In fact, I think I am.
I wake up early every morning, sit and read the paper look on the bright side. I love what I do. IMPACT is an organization of coaches…
coaching, executive coaching, leadership, motivation, business strategy, leading in a downturn, strategy execution, business development
November 20, 2008
Silence
My blog on performance management got a lot of positive energy and comments. My last blog was met with a thud of silence.
When I reached out, not everyone…
executive coaching, motivation, business strategy, workplace, goals, strategy execution
October 28, 2008
A Bad Economy is Good
Why? A down economy drives a lot of really good decisions. We are all tightening our belts. Our priorities shift. Things we thought were so important a month ago suddenly seem unimportant. For many, the shift is towards things that…
executive coaching, greatness, business strategy, balance, leading in a downturn, strategy execution, managing change, business development, professional services, consulting
September 17, 2008
Don’t Give Your Strategy a Haircut.
The front page of every newspaper is full of doom and gloom today and almost every client I know is the midst of business planning.
What is their temptation in this environment? Give your strategy a haircut. Cut back…
executive coaching, leadership, motivation, business strategy, leading in a downturn, workplace, strategy execution
July 10, 2008
Blah, blah, blah
Leadership communications -- blah, blah, blah! That's how most people experience most leadership communications. Most are long winded email updates written by someone other than the leader or quarterly presentations on fancy Powerpoint slides (also written by someone other than…
communications coaching, executive coaching, leadership, motivation, business strategy, new leaders, strategy execution
March 17, 2008
Leadership is Lonely
I met with a client today. The meeting struck me more than most meetings. I had planned to give him advice. I did not do what I had planned to do.
I listened. I asked questions.
He has a…
February 13, 2008
Making strategy more than a glossy document.
Here's the bottom line on strategic planning. It is very time consuming and often has little impact on most people in the organization. How do you change that? An effective strategy means that most people in your organization understand the…
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