What Do Great Leaders Do Differently?

While there are many rules to guide one in the pursuit of optimal leadership coaching, here are 10 commandments to get you started.

CEOs spend less time than they should on strategic thinking. Here’s how to think more strategically – more of the time.

The time has come. You have now been promoted into a management position.

"This blog post revolves around the concept Michael Gerber shared in his e-Myth back over two decades ago. He talked about how executives get mired in the "doing" vs. leading. Managers fall into the same trap of doing the work of their subordinates either because their subordinates are incompetent, or they do the work themselves since the manager can always do it quicker and better." Barry

Looking to hone your management technique for a more productive workplace and more satisfied employees? Make "no more Mr. Nice Guy" your mantra.

"Who are they kidding? The best managers are not MEAN. The best managers are not jerks. They are trusted by their staff and are considered to be open, responsive, supportive, encouraging, fair and all those other adjectives. MEAN is the opposite. Perhaps, this works in some cultures - I'm just not sure where! - Barry"

If your team spends its days asking for permission, taking hours to complete expense reports or time sheets, attending redundant meetings, or answering irrelevant emails, you’ve got a problem.

“If you aren’t getting feedback, then you don’t really know what tone you are setting. You don’t know what you don’t know.”

Four Steps to Generating Feedback