People in Fear Imron was one of the most well-balanced leaders I’d known. He was thoughtful, generous and always open to having his ideas challenged. We’d been working together many years. I’d been beside him as he rose into a chief officer role at a tech company employing more than 15,000 people around the world. […]
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A Founder Flounders Ngyuen was terrified her company was going to collapse. She had spent years creating a Hanoi-based clothing company that was completely locally crafted: she commissioned fabric from women on local farms, she oversaw designs in her studio, and she supervised local manufacturing. And the company had thrived. Demand had increased three years
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Never Before! I am excited to do something new with you. After 17 years, I’m doing my first interview. I look at people like Dave Stachowiak on the Coaching for Leaders podcast. I see what it takes to create a great interview week after week, and I think, “Man, oh, man, that looks like a
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Effective but Pushy Nicole was feeling pressured on two fronts. First, her senior management had made it clear: she was on their high-potential list, if she could stop being so prickly. To that end, they’d given her a coach – me. The second front had just appeared. She’d been told she’d be inheriting a small
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Bullies and Narcissists Shankar was never shy during our coaching conversations to talk about his feelings about Peter, his CEO. They’d known each other for years as senior executives in the world of high tech and had even served together on a senior leadership team. When Peter became CEO at a global tech corporation, he
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A Super-Efficient Plan Josh was intentional in his life. He imbued his actions with purpose. To him, work was a meaningful duty. One part of his duty he’d always enjoyed and taken seriously was developing his people. In his current role as senior vice president, strengthening his bench felt more important than ever. During our
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Made to feel stupid Amit was telling me about an upcoming presentation. His boss, Regina, a member of the senior leadership team had asked Amit to present the results of an initiative his team had been working on. Amit was preparing to do battle.
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Over Answering with a Wall of Words Devon was completely non-defensive about the feedback. His boss, Bianca, had been plain with her admiration: she found him level-headed, far-sighted and good with people. She was equally clear about a specific area of development: Devon needed to get better when he answered questions. When Devon got asked
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Battling uphill Sean was battling his boss. And he was losing the war. The first person to talk to me about Sean was Ronit, the HR executive. “In a world that was fair, Sean would win. But he can’t win against Jack. No one can.”
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“I’m Not Good at Politics” Hui Min was an art director in animation. Our initial coaching conversations happened when she was “between jobs.” But in short order, she was hired by a small animation studio to build an art department, establish systems, and create a pipeline of talent.
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