The perennial problem of someone in my position with my title is the ability to move beyond the title and access a more fundamental level of communication. Often when I am in meetings with people, there is a subtle but significant power imbalance. The result of this is that the conversations that I’m privy to … Continue reading The Unexpected Power of a Walk and Talk
Category: Leadership Unleashed
Leadership skills and insights from decades of practice
The Value of Cultivating a Deep Listening Mindset
When I accepted the position of Chief Operations Officer for our global team, I didn’t appreciate the role deep listening would play in my and our team’s success. Deep Listening involves listening, from a deep, receptive, and caring place in oneself, to deeper and often subtler levels of meaning and intention in the other person. … Continue reading The Value of Cultivating a Deep Listening Mindset
Leadership by Stealth
Leadership can come with a formal title, or it can be below the radar and largely by stealth. How I have experienced and interacted with what it means to be a leader has changed over the course of my career. Initially, I assumed that the people in front and in public were leaders, and so … Continue reading Leadership by Stealth