One of the best ways to get better at nondirective coaching is to try conversing using the GROW model.
The role of the manager, in short, is becoming that of a coach. Hear and read the full story here.
The Leader as Coach
Strategic Leadership: The Strategy of Saying No
It can be extremely difficult to know when you may have to say no to that potentially game-changing idea.
Saying ‘no’ offends our sensibilities and our natural desire to be liked by everyone. Got interested? Keep reading here.
The Slow-Burning Success of Disney’s Bob Iger
This year alone Disney have shattered Hollywood records by releasing not one, but five $1 billion movies.
Iger is an example of a CEO who is determined to see growth through a much kinder form of leadership than we tend to see in Hollywood and the media. Keep reading here.
America’s Most Innovative Leaders
Measuring four essential leadership qualities of top founders and CEOs.
These are the visionaries that are reshaping the industries around them. Keep reading right here.
Different Styles: But Bezos And Musk Are Both “Forward Thinkers” With Innovation Capital
Creativity is not enough to make an innovative leader.
You need innovation capital: The capacity to win resources and convince others to support your innovation projects. Keep reading here.
Leader, Innovate Thyself
Three faulty assumptions around corporate innovation.
These assumptions only attack the symptoms of slow innovation, not the root causes. Read full story here.
Business leaders gird for ‘organizational explosions’
A framework for successful transformations.
The path to digital transformation is littered with episodes that disrupt customers, employees, and partners. Reading and watching (video): follow me.
In Praise of the Incurably Curious Leader
The business case for being curious and why it’s an enduring leader behaviour.
Companies don’t become great by themselves, or by accident.Interested to read more? It will be 3 minutes read here.
What business leaders can learn from jazz
The “MAGIC” of jazz leadership.
It encourages innovation, supported autonomy, shared leadership, improvisation, and clear communication. Hey, it worth reading it and investing the 3 minutes – even though you might not be a musician 🙂 – Keep reading here.
Why Some Leaders Have Their Employees’ Trust, and Some Don’t
There are two types of organisations: high-trust & low-trust in their leaders.
Engagement and trust don’t happen if they’re simply left to chance … go here for some more reading