Executive coaching should model the changes expected of the coachee. By shifting to an unconventional venue, the coachee can feel liberated and begin to make the changes required to improve performance.

While helping to select mentors for The Sandbox non-profit, I learned a valuable lesson from a 14 year old mentor candidate. Serving others is the key to effective leadership and our youth understand it, but adults often forget the power of servant leadership.

Forget the corporate ladder and replace it with a career scaffold. Building stronger lateral foundations allow employees to progress further in their careers

A commitment to learning and developing are key to an effective coaching engagement. There have a been a few coaching failures that I have learned from and they all had one thing in common; a lack of commitment from the coachee.

As a senior executive are you carrying too much of the burden for your organization on your shoulders?

Is there a correlation between being self-aware and being wise? The better we know ourselves the more effective we can be at leading ourselves and others.

In business we often talk about the iceberg theory and the fact that more lies beneath the surface, but to witness it firsthand and to take away new learnings in Iceland was even more impressive.

Too many organizations focus on employee retention when the goal should be employee engagement.

A lot has been written about capitalizing on ones strengths, but owning ones weaknesses is equally important. Phoebe Nixon explores why in her guest post.

Top athletes rely on their individual coaches to boost performance.  Why don't more business leaders rely on coaches.  Coaching is best suited for experts.

As we enter the new year, we start the year with the best of intentions.  We are like the frogs on the log.  We decide to do something and make it our new year’s resolution.  We proclaim it to our friends and family.  “This is the year that I will:”

If HR is responsible for managing under-performers in the organization, what happens when the head of HR is the under-performer?

Meet Charles Hunt the "Unbreakable" TEDxCharlotte speaker.  Charles has an amazing story of overcoming the odds and a message to everyone who has ever felt down, but not out.

Learning to give and receive feedback effectively is one of the most powerful skills a leader can learn.  The feedback piggy bank is an easy concept to grasp, but one that takes practice to implement.

Know it alls make the worst leaders.  The best leaders ask great questions.

An execution mindset separates the best from the rest.  "I go through" is not just a song by O.A.R. but an attitude for success.

Why hiring an executive coach is like hiring a personal trainer for your brain.

Assembling a personal board of directors (PBOD) is a great approach to gaining career insights and advice from a diverse group of trusted advisers.  Learn how to approach assembling your PBOD.

Having a development plan is an important step towards achieving career success, but too many people rely on their bosses and the company to develop the plan.  Take matters into your own hands and own your development plan.