By Charlotte Kells, Executive Coach, Kells Associates. Joe came to me for coaching because he received feedback that he needed to build his leadership presence. Unfortunately, he didn’t know what that meant. His boss wanted him to build his confidence around his own abilities and have others see him ready to move into a key role in his growing company. ... More

By Charlotte Kells. Meeting Planning and Facilitation Tools: In their successful best seller, Execution, the Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan defined Execution as “a systematic process of rigorously discussing how’s and what’s, questioning, tenaciously following through, and ensuring accountability. . . a systematic way of exposing reality and acting on it.” Many organizations have people ... More

By Charlotte Kells. In 1981, I was teaching in the Public School system, ready for a major career change, and had no idea which direction I wanted to go. At that time, a friend who was an Organizational Consultant suggested I shuffle off to Buffalo, New York to attend a weeklong program at the Creative Problem Solving Institute. She had ... More

By Carol Salloway. As part of a company’s leadership development efforts, a leader may be expected to make significant shifts in their leadership approach. These shifts are often in the emotional intelligence arena, for example, communication, relationship building, and empathy. And it is in these interpersonal domains that resistance to change may be particularly strong. We all know that change ... More

By Bill Joiner, President, ChangeWise. As a manager, no one needs to remind you that we live in a global economy that constantly bombards us with change and complexity. Every year, new technologies, markets, and competitors emerge at an ever-increasing pace. As change accelerates, so do novelty and uncertainty. Future threats and opportunities become harder to predict. We also live ... More