As a leader, you’re never “off stage”

I know this may sound like common sense, but even the best of us forget it. Or we forget to teach our mentees this lesson. I was serving on a Board of Directors and was one of three Board members running for President, elected by fellow Board members, not the membership at large. In the … Read more

Are you a good model?

Once I used an assessment as part of a training program I conducted for a client’s managers. Everyone really liked the assessment and the insights gleaned from it. The owner of the company told me he’d like to use the assessment on everyone in his company. “Great” I replied, “I can work up a quantity … Read more

Do you know the three key people responsible for effective training?

You’ve decided your staff needs training. You know it will cost you some money, even with an internal trainer. So how do you make sure the training has the biggest ROI possible? There are three key people responsible for making the training a success. Unfortunately, most people only think of one — the trainer. If … Read more