Is “energizing” always a job requirement of a leader? Yes, since it greatly impacts on employee engagement and job performance. But the definition of energizing has changed, and leaders must now change with it. For a long time, people have looked to charismatic epic CEOs as examples of energizing leaders. They were the Steve Jobs […]

Take Responsibility for Your Career by Adopting an Entrepreneurial Mindset

It is easy for a term like entrepreneurial mindset to become a cliché, so let me frame it simply as: An entrepreneur is someone who finds a way to deliver something that someone else needs.

Usually, when we think about an entrepreneur, we envision a small business. […]

Is it becoming more difficult to demonstrate executive presence in a world where it seems everything is virtual?

Recently, the founder of a well-known technology company went on record as saying, “Companies should call employees back to offices because when people work from home, that institutional culture will slowly become weaker and weaker.” This executive is […]

Do you choose to be center stage or are you more comfortable working under the radar screen?

Interestingly, Zenger Folkman recently conducted research by inviting 7065 leaders around the world to answer this question: “If you were given a choice of two special powers, which would you prefer? A. Ability to fly or B. Power […]

Many of us are grappling with our own love-hate relationship with our video cameras.  Pre-Covid, who considered the impact of our backgrounds, lighting or demeanor or whether our whole set-up might become the subject of critique online? However, times have changed and leveraging a powerful and inviting on-camera presence will impact on how others see […]

The reality of daily online meetings has created a new kind of stress that I refer to as Communication Fatigue. I’ve no doubt your calendar is probably filled with back-to-back meetings with little or no time to take a break.  For so many of us working from our homes, our personal lives and work are […]