There are five familiar sources of derailment that should be considered when onboarding new leaders.

Well-crafted leadership development plans include a balance of developing both strengths and weaknesses.

An essential component of a comprehensive onboarding process for new leaders is a leadership transition plan.

Leaders who struggle with the shiny object trap and get back on track by building self-awareness to identify mindsets and habits that diminish their impact. 

An executive coaching case study of newly promoted leader who nearly derailed

The key to success for newly hired leaders is an onboarding process designed to help accelerate their integration into a organization's culture.

Healthcare leaders thrive when they embrace the mindsets and behaviors of CEOs

Steve is a high-potential analyst in his hospital’s finance department and interested in launching his leadership transition. He was selected for a high potentials leadership program I was facilitating, including 360-degree assessment and executive coaching. With the awareness he gained from the assessment, Steve made great gains in enhancing his performance and addressing the feedback […]

Associations are increasingly using virtual classrooms and webinars to develop volunteer leaders as a means for reducing costs and expanding access to geographically diverse memberships. Having designed and facilitated such programs for nearly a decade, I find that no matter how experienced we are in producing online webinars, stuff happens. Technical glitches can quickly negate […]

As an executive coach, I am often invited into organizations to help peak performing leaders get ready for a promotion to transition into a new role. Performance is the result of a leader's ability as well as the presence of contextual factors that support peak performance. While coaching can help accelerate skill development, learning, and […]