Tips for Team Leadership: Be Realistic and Give Hope
“The role of the leader is to define reality and give hope.” – Kenneth Chenault, CEO American Express As the economy sputters along amid reports of…
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Tips for Team Leadership: Are Atilla the Hun or Alexander the Great?
Imagine this. You’re somebody’s role model! What is it you want to be role modeling? At any point in time, your peers, your direct reports, your boss, the board,…
The ROI Benefits of Executive Coaching
Coaching has become a core component of leadership development and training within many organizations. According to the 2012 International Coaching Federation survey,…
The Need for Leadership Development: 5 Key Reasons
Five years after the start of the recession there are positive signs of recovery in many industries; in others, the recovery is limping along. Regardless of the economic…
Team Coaching to Achieve High Functioning Teams
“Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships.” – Michael Jordan Executive Coaching and the Emergence of Team Coaching Not so long ago, the…
Six Keys to Executive Presence and Leadership Development
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be…
Onboarding New Leaders: Success vs. Failure
It’s a well known story. A valued senior leader gets promoted. He was promoted based on a track record of success. But a funny (albeit not really funny) thing…
Leadership Traits: The Traveler’s Gift Book Review
“Truth is truth. If a thousand people believe something foolish, it is still foolish.” The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews is a New York Times bestseller which…
Leadership Secrets: Stop Worrying About Being Right and Get Curious
We invite you into an ongoing discussion among the Clearwater Consulting Group consultants about what underlies some of the most challenging situations for our clients,…
Leadership Poll Results: Greatest Impact on Career Success
Last month we invited colleagues and clients to complete a survey identifying what had the greatest impact on their career success. With over 100+ leaders weighing in,…
Leadership Lessons from Atlanta’s “Snow-Mageddon”
Atlanta has been in the national news for the recent snow storm and unprecedented traffic jams that resulted. I patiently waited at home with my kids (thankfully home…
Leadership Legacy: Mandela Inspires a Hunger in All of Us
“My hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for the freedom of all people, white and black. I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must…