My coaching clients have taught me that one of the toughest decision they face is what to do about an employee who is not working up to expectations. Most often, they want to do the right thing and not let someone go before they have given them a fair opportunity to succeed. While they know the termination will be extremely painful, they also recognize that it might be the right thing to do for the company. Even in some cases, it might be …
What I Learned from My Clients Last Week You can limit yourself by thinking too small A good friend is one who encourages you to pursue your dream If you listen to people’s words, they will tell you what is really important to them The fight or flight response often determines how willing we are to engage in conflict Often just “because it’s fun” is as good a reason as any to do what you want to do Being a …
On the morning of January 18th, the Leaders Connect Breakfast members met to honor the great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The panel was facilitated by Sonya Jacobs, Chief Organizational Officer at the University of Michigan. Click here to watch the discussion. Below is a summary of some key take-aways: Sonya Jacobs shared that although she was born after MLk was assassinated, her father, who had helped organize “the Great Walk” in Detroit, instilled in her a need for …
When I first heard Martin Luther King deliver the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, I was on a ladder in Detroit, painting a house and listening on my transistor radio. Later that fall, when I was a senior at Ferndale High School where race riots were breaking out, I remembered the powerful speech. As I felt compelled to take some action, I decided to bring together student leaders from both races to talk to one another about what we could do to relieve the tension and resolve …
For most of my life, I’ve used a simple goal-setting method that I learned from a colleague as a young man. I write my goals on index cards using this format: What? The specific, measurable goals that I want to achieve and the date that I set them. (No vague dreams.) By when? The date for achieving the goals. (Research shows that 90-day goals can be most effective. Longer-term ones tend to get lost; shorter-term ones come to resemble to-do lists.) Why? The …