Leading People in the Corporate World is a Challenge
Ā As a leader, I've made my share of mistakes.Ā
I struggled when things didn't go the way I intended and was easily frustrated by those I saw as the problem.Ā
As a "leadership development" professional, I thought I had to be a perfect leader, so I held backĀ for fear of getting it wrong. Then my frustration would lead me to do the wrong thing anyway.
Now, with over 30 years of hard-earned experience under my belt, I've come a long way. I've been a professional executive coach for 14 years. I coach top executives every day, from a wide range of industries and organizations. I've discovered that most leaders experience similar challenges, they just show it in different ways.
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Are you ready to join meĀ for
The Monthly Leadership Conversation?
The Challenge:
- You want to drive change, but you encounter resistance when you try;
- You're frustrated by the low performance of certain team members, and you're limited inĀ what you can do for your top performers;
- You're the messenger for policies and decisions you disagree with;
- You're expected to motivate people who just don't seem as committed as you;
- You don't get the support from the leaders above you;
- You're constantly asked to do more with less.
Leading people in organizations is tough!
The Solution:
When faced with those challenges, many leadersĀ reach for more control; but the reality is that most of those challenges are outside of your control.
The solution lies first in recognizing that reality and then approaching those challenges in a different way.
The solution is to approach those challenges as a true leader, not as a manager. Management is for the things you can control. Leadership is for people. Becoming a more effective, more impactful leaderĀ of people is the only solution.Ā
You might get a little better as a leader by reading books and taking classes, but growth as a leader comes primarily from experience.
You can accelerate your learning from experience by hiring a guide.Ā
Executive Coaching for a fraction of the cost
Executive coaching is not cheap, and it's typically reserved for top executives. What if you could get executive coaching for a fraction of the cost?
Each month, I host a small group of leaders -- minimum 1, maximum of 8 -- to coach them through their challenges. We meet for about 50 minutes over Zoom.
