A Fish Rots From the Head First
September 14th, 2012 // 7:47 pm @ Coach Lynn
You’ve heard the expression “a fish rots from the head first.” It’s not pretty, but it describes the current crisis of confidence in leadership. If your business can’t attract top talent or you’re losing your key players, if employee and customer satisfaction are down, then it’s time to take a long hard look at the [...]
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Your Perception Is Your Reality
August 29th, 2012 // 10:22 am @ Coach Lynn
What interesting weather we’re having! If you’re a farmer, you’re probably happy to be able to get your crops planted early. If you’re a gardener, you’re worried about the lack of rain. If you’re a golfer, you’re giggling with joy to be getting so many rounds in already. If you’re an outdoor enthusiast, you might [...]
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Difficult Conversations
August 29th, 2012 // 10:12 am @ Coach Lynn
As I meet with leaders for coaching and engage teams to improve performance, I’m curious why more people aren’t engaging in constructive conversation to solve problems. It might be a skills issue, but by and large people know how to do this. Somehow our emotions get in the way. It’s a common story for [...]
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Are You Ready for a Coach?
August 29th, 2012 // 10:05 am @ Coach Lynn
In the learning and development world the discussion centers around finding the best intervention to help leaders grow and acquire leadership skills. I’ve been delivering keynotes and training for companies for years with decent results. However, what I’m most excited about these days is coaching. In my experience, it’s the best investment you can [...]
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Addicted to Busy
August 29th, 2012 // 9:55 am @ Coach Lynn
Stop right now! You might be too busy to read this article. I know I was too busy to write it. I’m often too busy to do all the things I “should” be doing. When I start “shoulding” myself I know I’m in trouble and it’s time for a check-up from the neck up. [...]
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Are Career-Limiting Habits Getting In Your Way?
April 22nd, 2012 // 7:33 pm @ Coach Lynn
Only within the past two decades have scientists (and marketers) really begun to understand how habits are formed – and more important, how they change. In the workplace nearly everyone has at least one “career-limiting habit” – an engrained behavior that keeps you from achieving your potential at work. VitalSmarts, a respected management consulting company, [...]
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Stop Pouring Your Leadership Development Budget Down the Drain
March 2nd, 2012 // 9:51 am @ Coach Lynn
Too often I see organizations schedule a few ad hoc training events and call it “leadership development.” In my opinion it isn’t an effective strategy and can be a big waste of money down the proverbial drain, let alone the negative impact it can have on morale. My preference would be to start with a [...]
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The Anatomy of Today’s Leader
March 2nd, 2012 // 9:22 am @ Coach Lynn
During my reading this morning I found this article by Kate Benson written for Talent Magazine. It hits on the topic of today’s leader requiring a heaping helping of Emotional Intelligence and Self-Awareness to be successful. More and more I’m finding organizations talking about these two competencies as essential leadership attributes. She also talks about [...]
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Great Leaders Start With Self- Awareness
February 19th, 2012 // 7:39 pm @ Coach Lynn
There’s a new executive course at Harvard Business School called “Authentic Leadership Development.” Here’s what’s unique about this course – participants spend five intensive days concentrating entirely on how to lead themselves, not others. What does leading yourself have to do with becoming a great leader? Everything. For years, traditional leadership development programs have tried [...]
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5 Reasons your New Year’s Resolutions Will Probably Fail
January 2nd, 2012 // 7:39 pm @ Coach Lynn
As a professional behavioral coach I couldn’t miss the opportunity to talk about New Year’s resolutions this month. It’s the be-all-and-end all of behavior change. It makes me giddy thinking about all the folks out there engaging in the exercise of attempting to change a habit. The problem is I can already predict that most [...]
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