It’s time to revitalize a time-tested leadership practice: Management by Walking Around or (MBWA). This practice, characterized by leaders literally walking around their workplace to engage with employees directly, has roots in the successful management strategies of Hewlett-Packard leaders. The leaders at HP with whom I worked, revered this practice so much that they embedded…
Our LWC Coaching model has four core skills: Listening Actively, Coaching Questions, Encouragement and Creating Ownership. Perhaps the most elusive for leaders is encouragement. Why is encouragement a core skill when leaders coach? What makes it challenging for leaders and how can they mindfully integrate it into their coaching and their leadership style? The essence…
There’s no doubt that being an effective leader entails wearing different hats and employing various strategies. Recently in one of our advanced LWC Mentor Coach Circles, a software engineer leader shared that he was struggling to distinguish between when to mentor, train, or coach. He faced rapidly changing priorities and expectations in the organization, and…
When someone seeks you out to make a change to improve, develop or be more effective, they are making a choice to change. When the other person “owns” their direction or goals, coaching is a powerful way for you, as a leader, to help them achieve their vision. What happens though, when change chooses us?…
If you’re in a leadership role of any kind, you’ve undoubtedly found yourself in challenging situations. You’ve dealt with difficulties–some of which have likely arisen in the past several years of remote work, employee turnover, and organizational change. 30 years’ experience working with leaders and teams has taught me that when the going gets tough,…
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who says all the ‘right things’ and looks interested, but somehow, you just know they aren’t? We’ve all experienced this at times, and it can make us feel disconnected from the person we are speaking with. We’ve probably been this person from time to time – we…
Empathic listening is an essential coaching tool. When we coach, we provide a mirror of others’ emotions, beliefs and perceptions.
Performance discussions, regardless of the setting, can be the most feared and challenging discussions for a leader to initiate. However, if a few sound coaching principles are applied, these discussions can positively impact everyone.
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