Coaching Points

When it comes to meetings, LESS is more... 

1 minute... that's all the time you'll have when delivering important leadership messages. 

Groupthink happens when consensus becomes more important than correctness...

“Grit” is a personality trait that can be nurtured. It's the gravitational force that pulls you through tough times. Grit requires resilience and focus so you can bounce back and stay the course. It's a vital life skill and a vital professional skill. But it takes practice. Here are 4 things that gritty people have in common...

Performance reviews are some of the most stressful conversations of the year. No one likes being judged (and no one likes passing judgment)! So everyone gets uncomfortable! Even your more positive reviews can be a challenge, and here’s why...  

A good pep-talk isn’t what you might think. Movies depict pep talks that are passionate, emotional, and eloquent. That may work in Hollywood, but it rarely works in business! 

All your good employees are flight risks because other companies want them, too. Even low performers get job offers, because they interview way better than they work. In fact, that may be why you hired them in the first place!

A “quiet quitter” isn't a flight risk, and they're going to stick around for as long as you let them! 

When people feel uncertain, their stress “increases” and their productivity “decreases”... 

Now’s the time to raise expectations across the board. Remember, the best way to increase your “team's productivity” is to improve everyone's productivity.