by jeremyjones2 | Feb 19, 2020 | Leadership
Growing leadership capacity unlocks major gains in organizational effectiveness. With so many different approaches to leadership development out there, we thought we would put together a set of what we have found to be the key elements of an effective leadership...
by jeremyjones2 | Oct 21, 2019 | Recommended Reading
Leadership development is about growth, and one approach to growth is through a behavior lens. The author of Triggers, Marshall Goldsmith, is a respected leadership coach, especially in the area of changing behavior to become a more effective leader, manager, partner,...
by jeremyjones2 | Jun 11, 2019 | Leadership
One of your team members arrives to a meeting and you lean over and say, “Awesome work on the rollout plan, it’s detailed and thoughtful.” What’s likely to happen next is a fascinating set of responses in their brain and behavior. Firstly, their brain’s reward system...
by jeremyjones2 | Jun 11, 2019 | Leadership
If you can listen to someone and repeat back everything they said, are you an excellent listener? Effective listening is about more than being a passive mirror—it’s about being a thought partner and actively supporting the other person. The best thought partners put...
by jeremyjones2 | Jun 11, 2019 | Recommended Reading
Conversations are important—a single conversation could change the trajectory of a relationship or career. Crucial Conversations, written by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler, recognizes a tendency many of us have to avoid important and difficult conversations...
