With the pandemic behind us, many of you may be returning to networking events, to reconnect and make new connections. I have been doing just that and as I do I am reminded of a post I wrote in 2019. I thought I would reshare it wiith you as a reminder of what to be ready for….. A typical networking interaction may go like this: “What do you do?” or “Tell me about your business.” What is your response? Are you prepared to answer in a way that will engage the asker, perhaps even to the point of persuading them to meet with you and ultimately purchase your product or service? That’s why you are ..read more

My 4th and final short on Inclusive Leadership The post SHORT – How to Be An Inclusive leader p.4 first appeared on JKWhitehead & Associates ..read more

Here is my thrd short on inclusive leadership The post Short – How to be an inclusive leader pt 3 first appeared on JKWhitehead & Associates ..read more

Part 2 on my Short series on becoming an Inclusive Leader The post Becoming an Inclusive Leader pt2 first appeared on JKWhitehead & Associates ..read more

The post How to be an Inclusive Leader pt 1 first appeared on JKWhitehead & Associates ..read more

A post on LinkedIn started an interesting discussion recently with this question: “The large numbers of articles on leadership on LinkedIn and elsewhere will not produce major improvements in leadership skills. They focus almost exclusively on WHAT behaviors to change to become a better leader, not HOW to change those behaviors. And changing behaviors is very, very hard to do. What do you think should be done about this loss of focus on HOW to change?” I started to respond to his question and quickly realized that it was getting long and that I was actually writing what would become my own nex ..read more

As a leader how can we encourage our direct reports growth? Here is one quick idea in under 60 seconds….   #leadership, #Leadershipdevelopment, #Leadershipcoaching The post Short – How Are We Encouraging Growth as A Leader (part1) appeared first on ..read more

One of the things that I’ve learned as a leader, to be able to do that (lead) properly is to slow down. It is to slow myself down, to check my emotional stance, to understand and to recognize that I’m not necessarily the one that must have all the ideas. In this 60 second video I explore what that means and how to accomplish it #leadership, #Leadershipdevelopment, #Leadershipcoaching The post Short – Being a Better Leader – Fostering Collaboration appeared first on ..read more

“Celebrations are the punctuation marks that make sense of the passage of time”. David Campbell, Senior Fellow, Center for Creative Leadership” This short, 60 second reel explores celebrating staff   #leadership, #Leadershipdevelopment, #Leadershipcoaching The post Short – Encourage the Heart appeared first on ..read more

Short – What s a Psychological Safe Space In this short 60 second Reel I explore the importance of trust in creating a psychological safe workspace #leadership, #Leadershipdevelopment, #Leadershipcoaching The post Short – What s a Psychological Safe Space appeared first on ..read more