Leadership Caffeine™—It’s Time to Deliberately Strengthen Your Internal Network

Leadership Caffeine™—It’s Time to Deliberately Strengthen Your Internal Network

How Hard Are You Working at Developing or Fixing the Right Relationships? By now, most of us understand the importance of developing and maintaining a strong network in our professional lives. However, when I poll coaching clients on their deliberate relationship...
Leadership and Management Book Talk #6: Words Matter—Great Books for Developing as a Communicator

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...
Reframing Your Relationship with Influence, Power, and Office Politics

Reframing Your Relationship with Influence, Power, and Office Politics

Just the phrase “office politics” is enough to induce anxiety or a feeling of anger. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard people mutter, “I don’t want to play those games.” Most people go out of their way to avoid being labeled as “political” because it...