Our new cohort of Executive MBAs at Smith Maryland are about to start the Executive Coaching part of our program and I am sending them this recent article* from Harvard Business Review to help them make sure they are in the right frame of mind to start the process. But, all of us need to be open to … Continue reading about Are You Coachable?
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The Power of Goals
Learn to increase your effectiveness by setting goals as outcomes, not activities. Discover the seven steps to higher levels of performance, fulfillment, and satisfaction. For free e-book click here.
Strategy
Update Your Environment Assessment
The world has changed dramatically in many different ways during the past few months. You know this and you have probably been working … Continue reading about Update Your Environment Assessment
A New Strategy Approach
Last week I gave the students in my graduate Nonprofit Strategy course their midterm in which I asked them to invent their own strategic planning … Continue reading about A New Strategy Approach
Leadership
Valuing Integrity
The author of a recent article in Harvard Business Review suggests that we are in the midst of an “ethical revolution” in which leaders and organizations are held more accountable for their behavior. We can all … Continue reading about Valuing Integrity
Challenge Your Echo Chamber
If you read the headline and thought “I need to share this with a friend who I think needs to challenge their echo chamber,” then guess what – this article is actually for YOU! And for ME. For all of us. And … Continue reading about Challenge Your Echo Chamber
Teamwork
Culture is Key to Embracing Diversity
While “embracing diversity” is being promoted broadly as a sound business practice, authors of a recent article in Harvard Business Review point out that it takes more than “add diversity and stir.” Simply … Continue reading about Culture is Key to Embracing Diversity
Better Team Decision-Making
We all want to make better decisions in teams, and here is some new research with on how to do this – based on an article from Harvard Business Review: *Small Teams are Better for Important Decisions. Research … Continue reading about Better Team Decision-Making