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Executive Presence is a present moment skill
The importance of executive presence for leaders has finally gained a foothold. Always understood as that intangible difference between top leaders and wannabe’s, executive presence is, simply put, a present moment skill. It is a leader’s ability to remain light-hearted, calm yet clear and courageous in difficult situations. The impact...
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Ready, Aim, Fire! Which one are you?
These four types of performance styles are an excellent way to match the people you hire with the work you need done. You’ll recognize these types in a heartbeat, including yourself. Aim-Fire. The producer. Has to-do list. Will travel. Gets a lot done as long as it’s not new. Ready-Aim....
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The Power of a Mirror
Humans are funny creatures. Everyone wants to change and no one wants to change. We’d like to have others change and we ourselves prefer to stay the same. Except that we’re not happy with the way we are, so deep down, we want to change too. It all gets rather...
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Four words that get better leadership results
Driver. Passenger. Near. Far. These four words get leaders better results…now! How? By knowing when to use them, leaders get other people to “drive” better results. How? By shifting how power and authority are shared. Shifting who’s in control instantly impacts others, resulting in real changes that get better results...
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Duh! The only time to get results is now.
This seems so obvious that it is embarrassing for me to admit that I never realized it until I was 38 years old. Ready? This is it: “You can only say or do something real in the present moment.” Duh. Of course! Like, can I do something yesterday? No way....
today: Sunday 20.05.2012