So President Obama has been around for less than a week and already the pundits are weighing in on how he’s doing…some like it, some don’t and some are firmly on the fence. I was discussing this with a colleague who is going through his own transition into a new and bigger role. He was ranting about …
Wow… I just watched Barack Obama’s inauguration address and all I can say is, that guy has the “inspirational” leader persona down to a T. I’ve never had any desire to move to the US, but listening to him speak actually made me wish I was American! And that’s the power of “power speaking”. Politics …
A few years ago, Tim Sanders (former Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo and exec with the coolest sideburns in the biz) wrote a book called the L-Factor. Basically, he wrote how people who are “likeable” get more that they want than people who aren’t likeable. Not rocket-science, but he did break down how to make …
Today, I had met up for lunch with a former colleague at one of downtown TO’s usual uptight “be seen” spots. As we were looking over the menu, she commented on the fact that it had changed since the last time she was there. She then proceed to say “Which was when I brought someone here to fire …
In the December edition of our monthly leadership newsletter the Roundtable Recap, I came across an article in the New York Times. It cautions against the use of “team building” sessions to try to boost team morale in times of uncertainty. Instead, the message is to save your money and actually talk to your employees to understand …
I think a lot about how our strengths create our greatest weaknesses. It’s fascinating to me that what makes you fabulous in one aspect of your leadership also creates your fatal “Achilles Heel” in another area. The first time I did a dreaded 360 assessment test I was confronted with the clear message that my fabulous ability …
