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!
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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 […]
The field and profession of leadership coaching has grown significantly over the past ten years as organizations have recognized its value in developing people and a means to invest in leaders, from rising executives to established senior leaders. So how does Nebo define coaching and what is it like to work with a Nebo leadership coach? Tanara Bowie, […]
We move at a fast pace. From the moment we wake up in the morning, to the time we go to bed at night, it seems like we are moving at light speed. It’s easy to become overwhelmed and distracted in your daily life, which is why it’s important to find a few minutes each day to pause.
Since assuming the role as Microsoft’s CEO in February 2014, Satya Nadella has transformed the culture of one of the largest and most influential tech companies. Microsoft has changed from an organization of “know-it-alls” protecting their fiefdoms to a company of “learn-it-alls” that has embraced the growth mindset and places empathy and diversity at […]
In 1995, Daniel Goleman popularized the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) in his seminal book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Matters More Than IQ. More than 20 years later, it’s more relevant than ever for leaders to tap into their own emotional intelligence capabilities. In fact, Goleman argues that emotional intelligence is the differentiator of […]
The DISC assessment has been around since the 1970s. What is it? What are the differences among assessments? How do you apply your results to better improve your leadership and relationships with others?