What’s your favorite competency of successful Leaders? Thats the question I seem to receive from those who have begun subscribing to the Rare Leader™ challenge. What’s my favorite? I thought for a minute, not about my personal selection, but more so to create a bit of a dramatic pause. As my client leaned forward to…
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A Balanced Focus
We all seek balance in our lives. Thats all the rage these days. Do you have proper work/life balance? Is there a good balance between meetings, e-mails, phone calls, and one on one time? Can you multi task and balance all that you have to do today? Balance. It’s all about balance. The Rare Leader…
The Road Starts Here
How many times have you checked one off from your bucket list? Dave had preparing for fullfilling one of his dreams for several months. Aside from dreamily watching the chrome flash by, forwarned by the signature rumble minutes earleir, he decided to take the step. First there were lessons. In addition to obtaining a license,…
Why Are They Rare?
I started a Google search several months ago. I wanted to keep up with the latest news, trends, research, and people associated with great Leadership. I have been bothered to say the least, by the massive quantity of “stuff” out there associated with Leaders, and Leadership. And it’s not all good. I thought twitter might…
When Delegating Goes Bad
The Challenge: Evaluating, or considering changes with Senior Leadership can be a considerable challenge. Many times this executive has become more than a coworker. When leading together in times of both war and peace, a bond develops with deep emotional ties. Sometimes, this leader had been hand-picked, mentored, and championed throughout the organization by you….
Life Is Full Of Choices…Make One.
Collaboration…Teamwork…Delegation…Job Sharing…Cooperation…Empower…Partnership…Compromise…and the list goes on. What do these words have in common? Potentially they mean – “nothing gets decided”. These terms of the day, are all the rage. However, inclusion of your Team and your Associates is more of an art than a science. Because, all of this talk of sharing in the…
Connecting The Dots…
He handed me the envelope. It was sealed, dated, and said simply Steve. “Save this and open it when we finish our work” he said, with a slight upturned grin. 4 months earlier, Vince and I began collaborating on a strategic planning project. Several weeks ago, he gave me this envelope. Knowing him as well…
Committed to Achieve?
When I initially meet with my coaching clients, we complete an initial assessment. Part of the assessment helps begin to uncover core issues for our future work together. New clients usually take great care to explain who they are. However, because we have not yet built the trust required in a coaching relationship, these new…
I have people skills, I am good at dealing with people…
The Rare Leader™ is always interacting with people. The Rare Leader™ is able to utilize intuition to sense what people are feeling and thinking. The Rare Leader™ has the ability to interact positively, actively listening, understanding, and responding to different behavioral styles. The Rare Leader naturally proves he or she can focus on others rather…
Look Before You Leap
“I’m Decisive. I own this company and I am expected to make decisions.” Is this you? Or does this sound familiar? “You spend so much time trying to figure out what to do, that nothing gets done. I didn’t hire you to sit around and do nothing”. Jack was stunned as he listened to…