Do You Want To Receive Vertical Development Coaching?
I normally only do one-on-one vertical development coaching when I work with executive teams. But, every year, I open up the opportunity for people to engage in my vertical development coaching process. Let me tell you a little bit about it. And if you are interested or have some development funds to use by the […]
New Vertical Development Assessment: 2.0
When I published The Elevated Leader, it came with a self-assessment designed to help readers awaken to the vertical altitude that they tend to operate from: Mind 1.0, Mind 2.0, and Mind 3.0. It has been a powerful tool because it has allowed people to have the opportunity to: Gauge the quality of their internal […]
The Three Most Common Causes of Leadership Failure in Companies
Across my experience working with leaders across all levels within an organization, there are three causes of leadership failure that pop up more than others. In this article, I want to share those causes with you. But, what I believe is most interesting about these three causes is that they all share the same root. […]
What is a Gritty Mindset? And How Do You Develop One?
Angela Duckworth popularized the term, “Grit,” in her best-selling book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. In this book, she presents a compelling case for a couple of powerful main ideas: Grit is a mindset (not an ability) Grit matters more than talent. Naturally, a statement like this leads to two questions: What is […]
The Climb: A Development Program to Elevate Your Life and Leadership
This summer, I co-led a personal/leadership development program called, The Climb, designed to help people and leaders elevate their life and leadership so that they operate at a transformationally higher level. My co-leaders were Chris Spear (Climb Leader and small business coach) and Susan Spear (Nutritionist). The Climb was structured to help people vertically develop […]
What Leadership Development Goals Should You Have for Yourself?
In my consulting work with organizational leaders, I have observed two phenomena as it relates to their development goals. First, I have observed that most leaders (50+) do not have clear development goals for themselves. I think the primary reason for this is because they tend to operate 100% in performance mode, and 0% in […]
How to Help Leaders and Managers Become Effective Coaches
LeadX continues to report that organizations’ biggest leadership development priority is helping their leaders and managers develop a greater ability to coach and develop their employees. If you are wanting to better understand how to help your leaders and managers better coach and develop your employees, you are in the right place. Setting Your Strategy […]
Inside Scoop: Why I Focus on Vertical Development
If I were to sum up what I do, it is this: I help leaders and people transformationally become better so that they can become more of their desired selves and have more of their desired impact on the world(primarily through a focus on vertical development and mindsets) If you have read The Elevated Leader, […]
What is a Growth Mindset
If you were to ask 100 people if they have a fixed or a growth mindset, how many people would say that they have a “fixed mindset?” Not very many, right?!? Yet, my research echoes Carol Dweck’s research, which suggests that half of all people are fixed-minded. In this article, I want to explain: What […]
Leader: Your Calling Impacts Your Effectiveness
One of the most fundamental assumptions of leadership development work is that leaders operate at different levels of sophistication and effectiveness. Some operate a low levels, while others operate at high levels. If you are a leader, do you have clarity about what level you operate at? And, if you are someone who works with […]
