Increase Your Influence
Influence. What is it? Is it innate or can it be learned? Influence is our ability to share with others our ideas in a logical, understandable fashion and in a way that they can hear and absorb and be likely to embrace and integrate. It is intended to inspire others to action through their thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Does building influence sound daunting? 7 ways that you can increase...
Want to know others? Know thyself first.
Have you ever wondered why you seem to naturally gravitate towards some people and not to others? Or where your communications seem to go well with some people and not with others? Often when we are triggered, it is either because somebody else’s natural style is different than our own or there is something about what the other person is saying or how they are saying it that does or does not...
Building Relationships – Understanding Self and Others
Building Relationships/Understanding Self and Others Building relationships it easy for some and more uncomfortable for others. It often comes down to interest and intention. Many think there is a knack for building relationships that they just don’t have and never will. The truth is that it is possible for all of us. A few tips can go a long ways. Let’s break this down. Building relationships...
Find out why “Values-driven Organizations are the most successful organizations on the planet” (Barrett, 2017)
According to Richard Barrett (2017), “Values-driven organizations are the most successful organizations on the planet”. They outperform the organizations studied in Collins book, Good to Great, and outperform the S&P 500 Index. Q: What creates Values-based Organizations? A: Values-based organizational culture and values-based leadership When I took my BCom degree in the mid-1980’s, the...
Leader as Listener
Listening is one of the core leadership skills. It is a skill that can be developed and honed. It creates amazing benefits. How often do you find yourself listening to others? What are you listening for? What are you learning? How do you listen in a way that creates benefits? Listening starts with listening to ourselves and, over time, developing our Personal Mastery (Senge, 2006). There are...
How are You Adapting Your Leadership for the Knowledge Era?
For over 16 years I have been providing leadership and organizational consulting to organizational leaders, business owners and individuals looking to enhance their professional development. Over those years I have seen the speed at which change is occurring accelerate. Where the prior command and control or top-down management worked to a certain degree before, it no longer provides...
What Would a Deeper Understanding Mean for You and Your Organization?
Last week, after having returned from two weeks on campus at the magical Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC, I spent a good part of this week applying the on-campus learning. This was done in refining my Capstone Proposal for an engaged, action-oriented research project with a client’s organization along with the related Ethics Review application. While these documents are initial drafts...