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		<title>Creating Emotionally Intelligent Leaders</title>
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Coaching Big Ego Leaders
In the War for Talent high potential leaders are in great demand. The problem is when a talented leader believes that the road to success is paved by his/her capability alone. Enlightened leaders have a more collaborative mind-set.
Companies and law firms have referred a number of very talented leaders to me for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Ego is Detrimental in the Workplace</title>
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Leaders who are in think they are always right can do a great deal of harm in the workplace. Everything thing a leader says is consciously or unconsciously picked up by followers.
I recently had an executive coaching meeting with a senior vice president. We talked quite a bit about his lack of confidence. The VP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The High Cost of Ego</title>
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The High Cost of Ego
We all have the experience of working with someone who has a strong ego. Maybe it describes yourself. Leaders who have a need to be right all of the time can have a negative effect on employee morale and productivity.
I am currently coaching an executive team. One of the executives is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotting the Right Leadership DNA</title>
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Developing leaders is the life blood of an organization. Successful organizations fill a pipeline full of the right potential leaders.
I provide leadership consulting to a number of organizations. I find that many do not have a competency-based succession management program. Top leadership frequently assesses an incomplete list of leadership competencies when determining future leaders.
How effective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Risks and Opportunities in an Uncertain World</title>
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Are you focusing on future scenarios in your business?
Many of my executive coaching clients find focusing on the future with constant change daunting. Their biggest challenge is adjusting their business strategy to align with ever-changing new data.
Are you looking at future business scenarios based on the five primary drivers of change?
Risks and Opportunities in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recognizing and Developing Leadership Talent</title>
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A number of smaller companies, law firms and accounting firms where I provide leadership consulting and executive coaching do not have formal succession management processes in place. They assess and select leaders sometimes in a crisis mode often with less than desirable results.
I strongly recommend to my leadership consulting clients that they start with building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Leaders Don&#8217;t Look Ahead</title>
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A number of my executive coaching clients do not like to look into the future. Perhaps it is because so much will change and change can be unsettling.
We work on changing their mindset to embrace change and the future as challenges and opportunity. Our conversations frequently revolve around learning from the past, living in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing Leaders at All Levels</title>
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The Apprenticeship Model of Leadership Development
A lot of leadership development programs are not delivering promised results. Some of the wrong people are selected as leaders. High potential leaders are not given the right experiences or stretch assignments to develop leadership competency.
I work with a number of companies to help them assess future leaders. In our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.deconsilium.net/modules/wordpress/?p=676</link>
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		<title>Executive Coaching For CEO Turnover</title>
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The High Cost of CEO Turnover
You read about CEO failure everyday. Another CEO at a well know company does not work out. The results can be very damaging for a company.
I consult with companies in executive selection either from within the company or if necessary from the outside. I provide psychometric testing and an extensive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.deconsilium.net/modules/wordpress/?p=674</link>
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		<title>Strategies For Engaging Workers With Company Values</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strategies for Clarifying Company Values
It is hard for people to work in alignment with an the values of an organization if they do not know what they are. It might not be easy but it is your job as a leader to help clarify values for the workforce and reward people when you see value-based [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.deconsilium.net/modules/wordpress/?p=665</link>
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