Interestingly, the most important advice I ever received from a mentor about leading and succeeding was all about strengthening my communication skills.
Priceless Leadership Advice from a Mentor
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Live-Webinar (free)—Fierce Listening: The Key to Leadership and Career Success
Join us for a great session on a career and leadership critical topic: strengthening as a listener. We’re live-online at 11:00 a.m. central on 5/21 with Fierce Listening: The Key to Leadership and Career Success.
Career Success Demands Adjusting Your Altitude and Traveling Forward in Time
While you might be correct in assuming I’ve read too much science fiction and fantasy, it turns out two skills they don’t teach you in most professional development programs are essential for your success. I’m referencing altitude adjustment and time-travel.
Leadership and Management Book Talk—Building Your Professional Library
Art Petty and Wally Bock connect on this episode of the Leadership and Management Book Talk podcast to offer our thoughts on building your professional library.
Leadership and Management Book Talk #9: Books on Thinking
Art Petty and Wally Bock take on the topic of “books about thinking” in this episode of the Leadership and Management Book Talk podcast.
Leadership and Management Book Talk #8: Robert Iger and The Ride of a Lifetime
Reading Robert Iger’s The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company was truly a joy. Wally Bock concurred, and we go on in this fun Leadership and Management Book Talk podcast episode to share the many reasons why we both love this book!
Leadership Caffeine™—It’s Time to Deliberately Strengthen Your Internal Network
What are you doing weekly to develop, renew, and repair key workplace relationships deliberately? If you don’t have a solid answer for this question plus calendar time dedicated to the work, it needs to be elevated to your priority list. It’s time to make strengthening your workplace network a top priority. In this article, I share why and how, along with a few finer points for consideration.
Seven Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Coaching Experience
The opportunity to work with a coach in support of your development can be a game-changer for you in your career. Or not. The outcome, in large part, is up to you. Here are seven tips to help you get the most out of your coaching arrangement:
Leadership and Management Book Talk #6: Words Matter—Great Books for Developing as a Communicator
Words matter! We all know this, yet for many, there’s room to strengthen how we present and project ourselves in our daily exchanges with colleagues, team members, and bosses. In this episode of the Leadership and Management Book Talk Podcast, Wally Bock and I share our favorite resources for strengthening communication skills.
Reframing Your Relationship with Influence, Power, and Office Politics
It turns out, ignoring or avoiding the political environment in your workplace is naïve and career limiting. Instead, you need to rethink and reframe your relationship with office politics and focus on building clean-power. Here are seven ideas to help: