Leadership Development

In today's dynamic workplace, companies often find themselves managing a diverse, multigenerational blend of employees of varying ages, backgrounds, identities, experiences, and perspectives. However, when organizations don’t do the work to create cultures of inclusion, these generational gaps and other cultural differences can lead to miscommunication, disengagement, misaligned priorities, and differing expectations. Consider [...]

Maximize Your Potential: Executive Coaching for Thriving Leadership When you feel stuck and unable to access your potential, executive career coaching can be the greenlight that gets you out of your "gridlock." Author Alexandra Grant once eloquently expressed the feeling of being "a Maserati stuck in traffic," a sentiment that resonates with [...]

Have you avoided choosing an executive coach because the process seems too overwhelming or time-consuming to be worth your while? The Golden Criteria eliminates these concerns and walks senior leaders through how to find an executive coach. Even after years of successfully filling leadership roles, self-aware professionals agree on two truths: first, leadership [...]

Women and BIPOC executives often find themselves dealing with imposter syndrome at work, but maybe there is a way to silence those internal doubts According to a 2020 study released by KPMG, 75% of executive women experience imposter syndrome at work despite their accomplishments. Interestingly, this study focused only on high-achieving female executives, [...]

While research continues to emphasize the importance of employee performance reviews, performance management protocols are changing More than a third of U.S. companies, according to the Harvard Business Review, have eliminated traditional employee performance reviews, as leaders and employees alike found that the outdated performance appraisal systems were causing more harm than good [...]

Do you have a leadership transition plan? Here are key factors and strategies to consider. As a leadership development facilitator and coach, I live in a world of transitions. When a person is offered the opportunity for leadership training coupled with coaching, it is usually when the individual is experiencing leadership transition challenges [...]

Personal coaching helps Veterans unlock their leadership potential Military leadership training effectively equips service members to take on roles as leaders; unfortunately, transition to civilian life can be filled with obstacles that derail this leadership potential. Personal coaching is one of the most powerful solutions to support Veterans to combat PTSD and hone [...]

Mastering People Management Skills In Today's Workplace We think we know how to manage people because we’ve worked with diverse groups in the past. And, when you’re already a subject matter expert, there’s nothing new to learn... right? Wrong! Leaders often believe they know how to be a great coach at work. But [...]

Action bias is a common setback for business leaders. So what is it and how do you avoid it? Do you love to check things off your list? I do. Sometimes I'll even write things on my list that I've already completed just so I can check them off! It feels good to [...]

Emotional intelligence in leadership is more crucial than ever in 2023 Here we are - halfway to Spring! It seems like the whirlwind end of 2022 was just days ago, yet we're already cruising through Q1 with all of its new challenges and opportunities. A time-honored, symbolic rite that often ushers in a [...]