As the Director of Coaching Services at Nebo, I interview leaders and recommend coach matches based on an individual’s specific goals and aspirations. But when it comes time for a leader to select a coach, leaders will often “disappear.” So, what makes this choice so hard?
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In our work with leaders, we often hear things such as, “I am so busy – there is simply not enough time in a day,” and, “I was busy all day and I still didn’t get to the important items on my list,” and, “We are no closer to achieving our goals today than we were six months ago.” These leaders are often looking for a way to manage their time so that it […]
Financial Outcomes Are Not Longer Enough As corporate leaders lookout across the economic, social, technological, and environmental landscape in front of them in 2018, Larry Fink, founder and CEO of Blackrock, has given them something to think about.
In recent years, I’ve coached many CEOs in both the commercial and non-profit sectors. Like most coaches, I often begin coaching conversations with the simple question, “What would you like to talk about today?” I’m no longer surprised that the consistent answer is: “My team.” Usually, what happens next is that the CEO runs through key senior […]
This morning on NPR, I listened to Shankar Vedantam, the host of Hidden Brain, an award-winning podcast about the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior. Shankar invited Karen Huang, a researcher at Harvard, to share her research findings – that people like us better when we ask them questions!
As we move into the final months of 2017, we decided to peer into the not-so-distant future to identify important leadership development issues for 2018. We tapped three top leadership coaches and facilitators, Emma Kiendl, Garry Sanders, and Nancy Lamberton, for their insights. Three key observations emerged.
When our team asked me to write about the change in our brand “from leaf to lake,” it gave me pause. What did the leaf mean? Why now the lake?
At the heart of our work is a simple truth — that in order to lead well and to deliver on a vision, a leader must begin with a commitment to the inner work of leading, the work of knowing oneself. To quote our friend and colleague, Dr. Neil Stroul: “Leadership is an inner game, but a public act.”
When I was a little girl, my family frequently visited our dear relatives at their Adirondack camp at Lake Nebo, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. There, playing amongst the whispering hemlocks and soft, mossy rocks or eating a picnic after canoeing across the pristine lake, I felt great happiness. The clear, shimmering water reflected both […]