Once, a powerful executive went on vacation—his first in fifteen years. As he was exploring a pier in a small coastal fishing village, a tuna fisherman docked his boat. As the Fisherman lashed his boat to the pier, the Executive complimented him on the size and quality of his fish. Read more…
To be a good leader you must know and master multiple leadership styles, from democratic to commanding, affiliative, coaching etc. To know when and how to apply them. When it comes to “coaching”, I had difficulties seeing this syle in a business environment since I was easily connecting it to Read more…
Questions can be a powerful tool in shaping the performance and behavior of your directs. After reading “Measure What Matters” by John Doerr, I extracted some great questions that I plan to use during 1:1 meetings or performance evaluation phases. Check them out and read the whole book, as it Read more…