May 9, 2016
What’s the health of your team? You’ve just begun a process to truly understand! I work with leaders and their teams to assess the current situation, open up lines of communication, and align teams toward a common vision. My assessment...
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May 2, 2016
Recently, I found myself in dialog with a couple individuals who are part of an investment holding group who places a heavy emphasis on culture and leadership development. As you might imagine with their being a part of an...
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April 25, 2016
Spend anytime reflecting upon characteristics of healthy cultures and healthy relationships, inevitably the characteristic of “trust” comes to mind. Most leaders understand that “trust” is absolutely critical for relationships to work. In fact, taking it a step forward, here is a...
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March 21, 2016
The other day, someone commented to me that, “Chris, we have in-house coaching and really don’t know how we’d benefit from your services” which triggered a thought. I know many leaders who have fantastic cultures within their organization. Part...
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March 8, 2016
In blog post like The 4th “C” in Hiring, I’ve shared thoughts and encouragement around the process of hiring key leaders in an organization. Today, I’d like to focus on the importance of investing in the on-boarding or assimilation of new leaders....
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March 7, 2016
If I were to come into your organization and perform a depersonalized assessment of your team, would the following be comments I gathered from your team members? What are the major obstacles which either do prevent, or could prevent...
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November 10, 2015
Several years ago, my friend Jim Zarvos, Zarvos Leadership and Coaching, shared with me a process he utilizes to aid leaders and their teams in aligning toward high performance. Jim and I call this process a Team Alignment process...
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November 9, 2015
I have a confession! In the process of our recent move, I gave up my office furniture and am in a temporary location. Generally speaking, I’m a virtual guy or onsite at my clients; so, it’s not a big...
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October 14, 2015
Recently, I found myself in a conversation that reminded me of a story I often tell during the course of a coaching relationship. It centers around “the power of buy-in” versus the “value of a good idea”. Several years...
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October 1, 2015
One of the topics I touch on regularly is the area of gifts and talents. I find frequently that teams are disjointed and have their players in the wrong positions on the team. Additionally, I find many have never...
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