by TripleGoal Admin | Mar 22, 2023 | Leadership Skills
In their book The Leadership Challenge, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner explain that, ‘Leadership begins with a belief in yourself and continues only if other people believe in you.’ To believe in you, people have to know (1) who you are and what you stand for, and (2)...
by TripleGoal Admin | Oct 10, 2022 | Blog, Leadership Skills
Common Patterns in Leadership During my years of leadership consulting I have met far too many leaders who are acting either from a fear-based niceness or with a heartless ‘professional’ aggression. They have not mastered mindful compassion, nor are they enabling...
by TripleGoal Admin | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog, Leadership Skills
Tough Feedback and Reactive Behaviors We all have a hard time accepting tough feedback. We all want to be seen for our best qualities, and we want to defend, explain and justify our weaknesses. When avoiding accountability, we typically engage in one or more of these...
by TripleGoal Admin | Sep 22, 2021 | Leadership Skills
For leaders, gratitude is a catalyst for recognition. It makes us constantly look for the good in people and feeds our desire to share our gratitude for a job well done. It is a light we carry with us that people are drawn to because they feel good about themselves...
by TripleGoal Admin | Aug 27, 2021 | Leadership Skills, Mindful Leadership
Without total honesty, holding people accountability remains largely a theory. The fear, however, is that total honesty will damage relationships and alienate people—and that means disharmony and disengagement. In my experience, leaders typically feel a tug-of-war...
by TripleGoal Admin | Aug 10, 2021 | Blog, Leadership Skills
Research shows that the number one characteristic people want from their leaders is honesty. Leaders struggle with being honest with themselves, however, because of our propensity to hide parts of ourselves from ourselves. As Carl Jung, one of the fathers of modern...
